Pumpkin Pie Bars

photo by:kraft

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

add your photo

add to shopping list

add to recipe box

send/share

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.

Rate recipes, or edit your previous ratings and more. Sign In

m_sfreeman

posted:12/10/2007

Very simple and easy to make. It makes an excellent desert to make and take on the road to friends and family gatherings.

KNicole0623

posted:12/8/2007

I really liked this recipe! It was not too heavy and I got many compliments on it. I think next time I will bring whip cream to top it with though.

MegasMom

posted:12/6/2007

I made this for Thanksgiving and carried it to my niece's home. We all voted and this will become one of our "traditions" for this holiday. Only thing we would add is Cool Whip on the side!!

Fancyfran

posted:12/5/2007

This was a very good and easy recipe to make. My friends just raved over it.

blackb2730

posted:12/5/2007

this is a easy recipe and it taste good. I like it better than pumpkin pie

a cook

posted:12/5/2007

my husbands favorite was pumpkin pie- now it's this recipe. definitely a keeper.

a cook

posted:12/5/2007

This recipe is great. My bars came out a little messy but still delicious. I like them much better than regular pumpkin pie and will make them again. Don't forget to soften the cream cheese - I forgot, but they were still good!

edithmiller

posted:12/5/2007

it was delicious i love the taste of oaks in it this will be one of my favaroite desserts my family also like it thanks

a cook

posted:12/5/2007

this recipe did not come out well at all. It had almost no taste.

rachiehmomof2

posted:12/4/2007

Wonderful! My husband commented they tasted like his mother's pumpkin pie!! Now, that's a compliment since I won't even attempt to make a pumpkin pie:)