Healthified Carrot Cheesecake Bars

From one of my favorite websites Eat Better America, a great recipe that is healthy and yummy!

A dessert perfect for sharing with your little ones!!

Spiced Carrot Bars Nonstick cooking spray 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup  whole wheat flour 1/2 cup sugar 11/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 cup finely shredded carrots 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/4 cup cooking oil 1/4 cup fat-free milk  Yogurt Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting 1/2 cup frozen light whipped dessert topping 1/4 cup  vanilla low-fat yogurt 8 oz Reduced-fat cream cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over the edges of the pan. Lightly coat foil with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside. 2. In a medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt. Add carrots, 1/2 cup of the nuts, the egg, oil, and milk. Stir just until combined. Spread mixture evenly into prepared pan. 3. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool bars in pan on a wire rack. 4. Using the edges of the foil, lift the uncut bars out of the pan. Spread top evenly with Yogurt Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup nuts. Cut into 20 bars. 5. Yoplait® Yogurt Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting: In a medium bowl, beat half of an 8-ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened, with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in 1/4 cup Yoplait® vanilla low-fat yogurt until smooth. Fold 1/2 cup frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed, into cream cheese mixture.

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