Pumpkin Squares with Yogurt Topping

Pumpkin Pie Squares with Cinnamon Sugar Yogurt Topping

Up the ante on your pumpkin squares this holiday season with a homemade cinnamon sugar yogurt topping!

Ingredients

For Crust

  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 2 tablespoons low-fat milk
  •  cooking spray

For Filling

  • 2 cups canned pumpkin
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
  • 1/2 cup low-fat milk
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup pecans chopped

For Topping

  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt

Instructions

For Crust

Preheat the oven to 350° F. In a large bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, oats, brown sugar, butter and 2 tablespoons milk. Press into a thin layer in a 9×13-inch pan greased with cooking spray. Bake for 10 minutes.

For Filling

While the crust is baking, in another bowl, beat together pumpkin through salt. Pour over crust and bake for 40 minutes or until set. Sprinkle pecans over pumpkin filling and bake another 10-15 minutes or until center is set. Cool slightly in pan. Cut into squares.

For Topping

Mix together sugar and cinnamon. Mix in yogurt. Top each square with one tablespoon of yogurt topping.

Recipe courtesy of Midwest Dairy Association.