Pumpkin Bars With Fluffy Frosting

Pumpkin Bars With Fluffy Frosting
Pumpkin Bars With Fluffy Frosting
  • ½ cup margarine, softened
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup soy-flour blend
  • ¼ cup margarine, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
  • 1½ cups soy-flour blend
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Cream ½ cup margarine and ¾ cup brown sugar; add egg and sweetened condensed milk; continue mixing until light and fluffy. Add 1 cup soy-flour blend and mix. Press dough into greased 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan. Bake at 350 F 10–12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Cream ¼ cup margarine and brown sugar. Add egg and sweetened condensed milk; mix until creamy. Add 1½ cups soy-flour blend, pumpkin pie spice and salt; blend well. Pour over baked crust. Bake 30–35 minutes until mixture is done when inserted knife is clean. Cool. Frost cooled bars with Fluffy Frosting.

Makes 32 bars

Fluffy Frosting

  • ½ cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup marshmallow crème
  • 2 egg whites
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar

Place corn syrup in microwave-safe small bowl. Microwave for 1–2 minutes or until boiling. Stir in marshmallow crème. Combine in medium bowl, egg whites and cream of tartar; beat on high until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in marshmallow mixture and continue beating until stiff peaks.

Nutrition per serving (46 g): 140 calories, 2 g protein, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 1 g trans fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 70 mg sodium