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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kvenne

posted:12/8/2005

I made this for a pot luck christmas party and it easn't too well recieved-too much goodie competition?! but I took the leftovers to work the next day and got rave reviews. The recipe was very easy and tasty- I'll definitely make again.

harleybabe1959

posted:12/7/2005

it was the best everyone has ever tasted and i would make everytime i had a chance i love to have x-mas recipes for everone and to pass and e-mail to all my friends

a cook

posted:12/7/2005

My guests loved it!!

kannet

posted:12/6/2005

I must say I got rave reviews after making this recipe... My whole family said this recipe was a keeper along with my pumpkin cheese cake recipe... Instead of using foil under this dessert... I used PAM WITH THE FLOUR in the can..... This worked so well with the PAM WITH THE FLOUR in the can..My whole family said this recipe should get 50 stars for it...... they are right......I will make it again and again and again and again and again..... thanks so much, kannet

GSTAR9674

posted:12/4/2005

I MADE THIS RECIPE FOR A X-MAS PARTY AT MY WORK.IT CAME OUT REAL GOOD ,EXCEPT THE FACT THAT I FORGOT TO COOK THE CRUST FIRST. IT ALSO TOOK LONGER TO COOK IN MY OVEN,ABOUT 40 MINUTES(ELECTRIC).I LIKED THE NICE CREAMY PUMPKIN FILLING,AND CRUNCHY TOP. I USED COCONUT INSTEAD OF NUTS,BECAUSE IT WAS ALL I HAD.

mc1957

posted:12/3/2005

I love pumpkin pie and I'm always looking for other things to do with it, so I was thrilled to run across this recipe in the Food & Family magazine. Made these bars strictly by the recipe with no adjustments and I just loved, loved, loved them!!!

a cook

posted:12/2/2005

I took the advice of other reviewers, and put a cup of sugar in the pumpkin mixture instead of 1/2 a cup. Also, I made sure that I used the quick cooking oats and I made a little bit healthier by using the Neufchatel Chesse. The bars were a huge hit with my friends and family). I wasn't to keen on pumpkin pie because it didn't seem to tempting to me, but I don't know why I was so scared of it. It wasn't even that hard to make either. I highly recommend this recipe, and I can't wait to make it again.

rachelgarciadcp

posted:12/1/2005

This recipe was very easy. The only thing I did different was bake the crust in the oven at 350 degrees until lightly brown. This helped the crust not get mushy. I made these for Thanksgiving and made them 4 days ahead of time and refrigerated them they lasted until Sunday after Thanksgiving. For my family there wasn't enough pumpkin so next time I will add more pumpkin to it.

colsem

posted:11/30/2005

These were delicious and easy to make! This recipe is a keeper!!

klausner4

posted:11/30/2005

My mom and I made the Pumpkin Pie Bars instead of a pie on Thanksgiving. They were "melt your knees" good. Everyone enjoyed them and we all agreed to add this to our Thanksgiving meal each year. Thank you for this recipe.