Harvest Time Apple Bars

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i made this recipe for a luncheon at work.i got rave reviews, awesome, slamming, very good!!!!i thought they were very good also. when i make them again, i may double the c...read more

posted by

nanachel

on 9/22/2011

time

prep:

20 min

total:

50 min

servings

total:

32 servings, 1 bar each

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What You Need

cups flour

cup firmly packed brown sugar

3/4

cup granulated sugar, divided

1-1/2

tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2

cup (1 stick) cold butter

cup chopped PLANTERS Walnuts

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

Tbsp. milk

egg, beaten

1/2

tsp. vanilla

3-1/2

cups chopped apples

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix flour, brown sugar, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar and the cinnamon; cut in butter using pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in walnuts. Reserve 2 cups of the crumb mixture for topping; press remaining crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.

BEAT cream cheese and milk with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the egg and vanilla; mix well. Pour over crust. Top with apples; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.

BAKE 30 min. Cool completely. Cut into 32 bars to serve. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Food Facts

The following apple varieties are suitable for cooking--Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Cortland and Winesap.

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ktucker02

posted:2/10/2005

Made these for a group meeting and everybody raved above them! A keeper

a cook

posted:10/24/2004

I served this with ice cream, and my guests really loved it. A lot of crust, though. Next time I might double the amount of cream cheese mixture.

Stacey1111

posted:9/15/2004

I made this numerous times last Fall and have made it again twice this Fall already. This time I used chopped Pears instead of the apples (and deleted the nuts) was absolutely delicious! Everyone asks for the recipe!

anne21

posted:3/2/2004

wonderful fall time recipe. I always get requests for this recipe

a cook

posted:10/10/2003

I made this for my bunco group and they loved it. I also pour warm carmel topping over the suares before serving.

a cook

posted:9/9/2003

I made a double recipe -- 1 with walnuts and 1 without for members of my quilt guild meeting. I received only rave reviews and comments like ' I could die for this tasty, textured treat'. This recipe and how to find your website has now been sent to more than 75 gals. I cooked 10-15 minutes longer since I made 2 pans and added the walnuts last without mixing them in the 2 cups of reserved topping. Delicious.

a cook

posted:3/14/2003

I had extra apples so I thought I'd try this. WOW! Everyone LOVED them! So easy to make. This is definately a winner!

a cook

posted:2/21/2003

JennThor

posted:11/1/2002

The family inhaled this dessert, and begged for more! The perfect combination of apple crisp and cheese cake!

a cook

posted:10/6/2002

I wanted an apple dessert to serve my bridge club. This was a great choice. They loved it.