Pumpkin Pie Bars

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Crunchy oat-nut crust, cream cheese in the filling and sweet crumbs combine to take pumpkin pie to a new and even more delicious level.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

55 min

servings

total:

24 servings

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What You Need

1-1/3

cups flour

3/4

cup granulated sugar, divided

1/2

cup packed brown sugar

3/4

cup cold butter or margarine, cut up

cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats, uncooked

1/2

cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans

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

eggs

can (15 oz.) pumpkin

Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

LINE 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Mix flour, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar in medium bowl until blended; cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oats and nuts.

RESERVE 1 cup oat mixture; press remaining onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 15 min. Beat cream cheese, remaining sugar, eggs, pumpkin and spice with mixer until blended; pour over crust. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.

BAKE 25 min.; cool 10 min. Use foil to transfer dessert from pan to wire rack; cool completely.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

Substitute

Can't find pumpkin pie spice? Simply mix 1 tsp. each ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg and allspice, then use as directed.

How to Store

Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

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gonz2lws

posted:9/16/2008

These were pretty bland. I love pumpkin and was dissapointed with this recipe. It wasn't sweet enough and it needed more spice flavoring.

a cook

posted:9/13/2008

I got this recipe in the Food & Family magazine last year and now my husband begs me to make it regardless of the season!

aspringrain

posted:8/30/2008

everyone loved these they were gone in a second

araven2

posted:8/13/2008

this was an okay recipe, the flavor wasn't great, and it seemed a little too smooshy.

mmeadows76

posted:7/10/2008

I love anything pumpkin, I made this and it became an instant hit. But I did change one thing, I used honey roasted peanuts and cashews, the combination of the 2 different nuts with the oats was a tasty treat. I will make this again. Oh, I also used fat free cream cheese to cut some of the fat out of this recipe, still very good...

MJaneK

posted:6/22/2008

This is a 10 star recipe. I have made it twice and it is the favorite of all who have eaten it. The recipe is very easy to make and fairly inexpensive.

lnguyenrn

posted:3/8/2008

YUMMY!

a cook

posted:2/10/2008

I love anything pumpkin, but this recipe seemed to lack some flavor. I will try it again, but I may improvise a little to see if I can improve it.

kimcanoe

posted:2/3/2008

absolutely yummy!

mbowery

posted:2/1/2008

these rock!