Peter Pumpkin Squares
The best pumpkin for baking with fresh pumpkin, is the sugar pumpkin. It is small and sweet, with dark orange colored flesh and works perfectly in pies, soups, side dishes, cookies and breads. Canned pumpkin is always an alternative as well, but nothing makes home made pumpkin treats taste better than fresh pumpkin. Source: Baking with Fresh Pumpkin
Ingredients:
1 can (16 ounces) pumpkin
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
3/4 cup cooking oil
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
Margarine or butter to grease the pan
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, and oil. Mix well.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, oats, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Add the pumpkin mix to the flour mix. Stir well.
- Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with butter or margarine.
- Pour the batter into the greased baking pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
Cost Per Recipe: $2.44
Cost Per Serving: $0.10
Serving Size: Serving Size: 1 bar
Recipe yields 24 servings.
Per serving:
- Calories 180
- Total fat 8 grams
- Saturated fat 1 gram
- Trans fat 0 grams
- Cholesterol 35 milligrams
- Sodium 110 milligrams
- Total Carbohydrate 25 grams
- Dietary Fiber 2 gram
- Sugars 14 grams
- Protein 3 gram
See also:
Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes
Pumpkin Puree: Frugal Super Food