Sweet Carrot Pumpkin Bars

Highly nutritious! This recipe came from PREVENTION magazine, Dec 2003. "A double whammy of pumpkin and carrots gives just one of these bars more than 100% of the daily value of vitamin A."

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  large egg
• 1  large  egg white
• 1  cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 cup canned pumpkin
• 2  tablespoons canola oil
• 2  tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1  grated orange, rind of
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup  grated carrot
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, beat egg and egg white until foamy. Beat in sugar, pumpkin, oil, margarine, orange peel, and vanilla extract until smooth.
4. Add flour mixture to egg mixture, and stir by hand until almost combined. Stir in carrots, raisins, cranberries, and nuts just until blended.
5. Spread batter into 8" X 8" pan coated with cooking spray. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pan on rack.
6. Makes 1 dozen.