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Pumpkin Cheese Tart

Ingredients & Directions


-CRUST-
1/3 c Rolled oats 3 tb Margarine or butter melted
1 c Crushed gingersnaps (20) 1/4 ts Cinnamon

-CREAM CHEESE FILLING-
2 pk 8 oz ea lofat cream cheese 1 tb Flour
1/2 ts Vanilla 1 Egg
1/3 c Sugar 2 tb Skim milk

-PUMPKIN FILLING-
1 c Canned pumpkin 1/2 ts Pumpkin pie spice
1/3 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 c Skim milk

CARAMEL SAUCE
1/2 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1 tb Margarine or butter
1/4 c Corn syrup 1/4 ts Vanilla
2 tb Water

1. Heat oven to 375F. Spray a 10″ tart pan with a removable bottom
with non-stick spray. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine all crust
ingredients (note, you may grind the rolled oats if you desire) and
mix well. Press in bottom and up the sides of the spray-coated pan.
Bake for 6 minutes or until set. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, combine all cream cheese filling ingredients.
Beat at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Reserve 2/3 cup of
cream cheese filling and set aside.

3. In a small bowl, combine all pumpkin filling ingredients and mix
well. Add to the remaining cream cheese filling batter and mix well.
Spoon into partially baked crust. Spoon dollops of reserved cream
cheese filling randomly over pumpkin filling. Using a table knife,
swirl the mixtures to marbelize them. Bake at 375F for 25-30 minutes,
or until set. Cool 10 minutes. Remove sides of pan. Serve warm, or
cool completely and refrigerate until serving time.

4. Just before serving, in a small saucepan, combine all caramel sauce
ingredients. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil.
Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Serve over warm
tart. Store in refrigerator.

Makes 10-12 servings.

Per serving: 2 starch, 1/2 fruit, 2 fat. Calories per serving: 290


Yields
10 servings