Cranberry Swirl Pumpkin Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
• 5 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 dash apple pie spice (because i've yet to buy allspice or nutmeg)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 2/3 cup whole berry cranberry sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f, and spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
• 2 stir together the flours, baking soda and salt.
• 3 in a separate, larger bowl, whisk together the sugars and butter. add in the spices and the vanilla extract. stir in pumpkin puree, then stir in the flour mixture.
• 4 spread batter into the prepared pan. stir up the cranberry sauce and spoon it on top of the batter. swirl the cranberry sauce around with a butter knife.
• 5 bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.