Low Fat Pumpkin Swirl Bars Or Cake Recipes

LOW-CARB PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat on high speed until smooth. Add pumpkin puree, eggs, sweetener, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Beat well. Pour batter into the prepared dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center is set, about 40 minutes. Cool to room temperature before serving, or serve cold.

LOW-FAT PUMPKIN CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper. Coat the paper with cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat for 2 minutes or until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Beat in pumpkin and extract. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger and salt; fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan., Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched (do not overbake). Cool for 5 minutes. , Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack. , For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and remaining confectioners' sugar until fluffy. , Unroll cake; spread filling evenly over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

LOW-FAT PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Lightly mist a 12-cup Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray and then dust it with flour.
• Place the cake mix, pumpkin, oil, water, eggs and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until the ingredients are blended together, about 30 seconds.
• Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
• Beat the mixture on medium speed for another 1 - 2 minutes longer, until the batter is smooth and thick.
• Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and smooth out the top with the rubber spatula.
• Bake the cake until the top springs back when you press it lightly with a finger, 42 to 48 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Run a long, sharp knife around the edges of the cake and shake the pan gently to loosen it. Invert the cake onto a wire rack.
• Let the cake cool completely, about 30 minutes more.
• Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar or drizzle with a little caramel sauce, if desired

LOWER FAT PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Beat together the sugar, applesauce, egg substitute and pumpkin.
• Sift dry ingredients into bowl.
• Mix well.
• Pour into a 15x10x1 pan and bake for 23-27 minutes.
• Cool completely.
• Mix together icing ingredients using more milk if needed.
• Spread over cooled pumpkin bars.

LOW-FAT PUMPKIN SWIRL BARS (OR CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Prepare pan - either a 10x15 jelly roll (for bars) or a 9x13 (for cake). I like to line my pans with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, spice, baking powder and soda in a bowl. Set aside.
• In a mixer, combine sugar, brown sugar and softened butter. Add pumpkin, and then eggs and whites. Add flour mixture; mix well. Spread into prepared pan.
• Make cream cheese topping: blend cheese, 3 T. sugar and milk until smooth. Drizzle across top of batter; then use a knife to zigzag through the batter and filling, creating a nice design.
• Bake according to your pan size: 10x15 pan 25-30 minutes, 9x13 pan 35 minutes. Test with a knife (better than a toothpick test) to make sure the bars are completely done and not under-baked. I watch for the cake to puff up all over, even creating little cracks on the top, as an indicator that it is thoroughly baked. Under-baked bars get gummy.

PUMPKIN CARROT SWIRL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.
• Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and baking soda in small bowl. Beat granulated sugar, butter and brown sugar in large mixer bowl until crumbly. Add eggs, egg whites, pumpkin and carrot; beat until well blended. Add flour mixture; mix well. Spread into prepared pan. Drop teaspoonfuls of Cream Cheese Topping over batter; swirl mixture with spoon.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Store in covered container in refrigerator.
• For Cream Cheese Topping: Combine softened light cream cheese (Neufchatel), granulated sugar and milk in small mixer bowl until thoroughly blended.

LOW-FAT PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the sugar, pumpkin, applesauce and egg substitute; mix well. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts or raisins if desired. Pour into two 8x4-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.