Healthy Pumpkin Raisin Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream the shortening and sugar until smooth. Add the egg, and vanilla; mix until fluffy. Stir in the pumpkin. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon; stir into the pumpkin mixture. Finally, stir in the raisins and walnuts.
• Drop cookie dough by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, cookies should be light brown around the edges. Brush with the spice glaze, and transfer to racks to cool.
• To make the spice glaze, mix confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons of warm water until there are no more lumps. Stir in the 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. If the glaze is too thick, add a little more water.

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 df and grease a 15x10x1" bakinig pan for bars and cook for 25-30 minutes or a 13x9" pan for a cake and cook for 40-50 minutes.
• 2. In large bowl combine all bar ingredients except nuts and raisins; beat at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Stir in nuts and raisins.
• 3. Pour into greased pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes for a 15x10" or 40 to 50 minutes for a 13x9" pan until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• 4. Frosting: In a small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cooled bars. Store in refrigerator. Tip: Could use tofutti for frosting if lactose intolerent.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 9x9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• Topping:.
• In a small bowl, cut butter, sugar and cinnamon together with a fork. Stir in pecans. Set the bowl aside.
• Bars:.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Set the bowl aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk oil, honey and sugar. Whisk in the egg, vanilla and pumpkin. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the yogurt. Stir in the raisins.
• Pour batter evenly into the pan. Sprinkle evenly with the topping.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove pan from oven to a wire rack. Cool completely and cut into bars.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch baking sheet. Stir first 8 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Add pumpkin, eggs and oil and beat until blended. Mix in raisins. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in pan on rack.
• Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and butter in medium bowl to blend. Spread frosting over cake in thin layer. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Refrigerate until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated.) Cut cake into bars and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Set aside nuts and raisins, then combine the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• Beat at a low speed until mixture is moist, then beat for an additional 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Stir in nuts and raisins with a spoon.
• Pour mixture into a greased 15x10x1 baking pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until done.
• Let cool.
• To make frosting combine all the frosting ingredients into a bowl and mix until well blended and smooth.
• Frost bars when they have completely cooled.
• Once bars have been frosted keep refridgerated.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat eggs in small bowl. Stir in cereal; let stand 5 min.
• Combine flour, baking powder and pumpkin pie spice. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add cereal mixture and pumpkin; mix well. Stir in flour mixture and raisins until blended. Pour into 9-inch square pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening. In large bowl, beat eggs, granulated sugar, oil and pumpkin until smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger and cloves. Stir in raisins. Spread in pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 2 hours.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until smooth and spreadable. Spread frosting over bars. Sprinkle with walnuts. For bars, cut into 7 rows by 7 rows. Store in refrigerator.