Diabetic Pumpkin Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. margarine, softened
1/4 c. granulated fructose
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. each cinnamon, ginger, allspice and baking soda
1/2 c. apple juice concentrate
1/2 c. mashed banana (1 medium)
1/2 c. canned pumpkin
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
With electric mixer, combine margarine, apple juice concentrate, fructose and mashed banana. Beat in egg. Stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture. Add raisins and nuts. Spread into a 9 x 13-inch pan which has been sprayed with nonstick vegetable coating.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 25 minutes or until firm in center.
Yields 20 servings. Each serving contains 142 calories (44% from fat).