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Spiced Carrot Cheesecake Bars

Spiced Carrot Cheesecake Bars
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This sweet treat is also a great source of vitamin A.
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Here's the skinny:

2 tablespoons shortening > nonstick cooking spray
1 cup all-purpose flour > 3/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour plus 1/4 cup Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt > 1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cooking oil > 1/4 cup cooking oil plus 1/4 cup fat-free milk
1 container (16 oz) cream cheese frosting >1 recipe Yoplait® Yogurt Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
240  (before)

120  (after)
Total Fat
13 g (before)

7 g (after)
Sodium
120 mg (before)

55 mg (after)
Prep Time:25 min
Start to Finish:2 hr
makes:20 Servings
2 tablespoons shortening > nonstick cooking spray
1 cup all-purpose flour > 3/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour plus 1/4 cup Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt > 1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cooking oil > 1/4 cup cooking oil plus 1/4 cup fat-free milk
1 container (16 oz) cream cheese frosting > 1 recipe Yoplait® Yogurt Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting
1  Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over the edges of the pan. Lightly coat foil with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
2  In a medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt. Add carrots, 1/2 cup of the nuts, the egg, oil, and milk. Stir just until combined. Spread mixture evenly into prepared pan.
3  Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool bars in pan on a wire rack.
4  Using the edges of the foil, lift the uncut bars out of the pan. Spread top evenly with Yoplait® Yogurt Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup nuts. Cut into 20 bars.
5  Yoplait® Yogurt Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting: In a medium bowl, beat half of an 8-ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened, with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in 1/4 cup Yoplait® vanilla low-fat yogurt until smooth. Fold 1/2 cup frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed, into cream cheese mixture.

Nutritional Information

1/20 of the bars: Calories 120 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 55mg; Total Carbohydrate 12g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 6g); Protein 3g % Daily Value Vitamin A 20%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4% Exchanges 1/2 Starch, 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 1