Pumpkin Cheesecake 5
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Cheesecakes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  unsifted all-purpose flour
     3/4           cup  firmly packed brown sugar
  1 1/2           cups  chopped pecans or walnuts -- divided
     1/2           cup  margarine or butter -- melted
  3                     eggs -- divided
  2          teaspoons  vanilla -- divided
  8             ounces  lowfat cream cheese -- softened
  14            ounces  sweetened condensed milk -- (not evaporated
                        -- milk)
  16            ounces  cooked pumpkin -- (about 2 cups fresh)
  2          teaspoons  pumpkin pie spice
 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. To make crust, combine flour, sugar, 1/2 cup nuts and margarine in a medium-size bowl; mix until crumbly. Stir in 1 beaten egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla; mix well. Press onto bottom of 15-by-10-inch baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Meanwhile, in large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Blend in sweetened condensed milk. Add remaining 2 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat until smooth. Pour mixture over prepared crust; sprinkle remaining nuts on top. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until set. Cool to room temperature before cutting into bars. Store in refrigerator. Makes 48 bars. Note: If you don't have pumpkin pie spice, an approximate equivalent is 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves for this recip

 

Nutritional Information:

331 Calories (kcal); 11g Total Fat; (29% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 50g Carbohydrate; 103mg Cholesterol; 290mg Sodium