Pumpkin Cream Cheese Squares

Marbled with a cream cheese filling, these moist squares are lightly spiced with just the right amount of sweetness.

Yield: 18 squares

Ingredients

Filling

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg

Batter

• 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat your oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.

Filling

1. Whisk together cream cheese, sugar and egg until well blended; set aside.

Batter

1. Combine the pumpkin, sugar, egg and oil; mix well. Stir in flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and ginger. Pour into prepared pan.
2. Drizzle cream cheese mixture over batter. Cut through batter with knife several times for marbled effect. Sprinkle with chocolate morsels, if desired.
3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
4. Cool; cut into squares.

Nutrition

Approximate Per serving: 150 calories and 7 grams fat

Attribution

Recipe credit: Pampered Chef