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Glazed Spiced Pumpkin Bars
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  3 ratings : 2 reviews

Glazed Spiced Pumpkin Bars

Pair the great taste of pumpkin with Fiber One® original bran cereal in a spicy dessert bar. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:2 hr
makes:32 bars

Bars
2cups Fiber One® original bran cereal
1/2cup canola or vegetable oil
1/2cup orange juice
1can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
2eggs
1 1/2cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 1/2cups granulated sugar
2teaspoons baking powder
1teaspoon ground cinnamon
1teaspoon baking soda
1/2teaspoon ground ginger
1/4teaspoon salt
1cup chopped walnuts
Glaze
1cup powdered sugar
4to 6 teaspoons orange juice
1.Heat oven to 350°F. Spray, or grease and flour 15x10x1-inch pan. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor).
2.In large bowl, beat oil, 1/2 cup orange juice, the pumpkin and eggs on low speed with electric mixer until well blended. Stir in cereal; let stand 10 minutes.
3.Beat in remaining bar ingredients except walnuts on low speed until well blended. Stir in walnuts. Spread evenly in pan.
4.Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
5.In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and enough orange juice for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled bars. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

Nutritional Information
1 Bar: Calories 160 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 125mg; Total Carbohydrate 23g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 14g); Protein 2% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 45%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 4%; Iron 6Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1 tsp Fats & Oils

 
 
 
2 Reviews

 

Not as good as I expected
I made this yesterday, and was excited to use up the FiberOne cereal in my cupboard. I followed the recipe exactly, and they looked exactly like the picture, but did not taste so great. I was expecting more of a pumpkin flavor, and it is not very sweet at all. After I choke these down (they are better if chased with coffee), I will never make this recipe again.
Posted at 9:34 AM on January 2 2008 by Julie , Swartz Creek MI

 

Pumpkin Spice Bars
I recently made these Pumpkin Spice Bars and aboslutely loved them! They were a huge hit in my family. I did not use the walnuts for personal preference. Some useful tips: I used a pizza cutter to slice my bars. I also used an icing bag (the kind you use to put icing on a cake with a tube at the end) to place the glaze on the bars. I highly recommend making this treat!!
Posted at 9:48 AM on November 30 2007 by Great Recipe! , Turnersville NJ