pumpkin cream cheese bars

• Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + chilling
• Yield: 20 Servings

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Ingredients

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup reduced-fat butter, melted
• FILLING:
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) reduced-fat cream cheese
• 1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 20 walnut halves

Directions

• In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheeses and sugar until smooth. Beat in the pumpkin, flour, pie spice and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over crust.
• Bake at 325° for 35-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Cut cheesecake into 20 bars; top each with a walnut half. Yield: 20 bars.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Land O'Lakes light stick butter.

Nutritional Facts 1 bar equals 186 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 42 mg cholesterol, 230 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.