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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beahall

posted:11/29/2011

Lacked sugar. Sugar and cream cheese should have been blended before adding other ingredients. I threw out the entire tray after trying one. Horrible.

TEDDE

posted:11/26/2011

Followed recipe exact. Tasted really good, but next time I will make more of the topping/crust mixture and tweek the spices. There needed to be more topping!

vanginkle

posted:11/23/2011

I made these last year for Thanksgiving and they were a hit. I have a request for them again this year. Would recommend to to anyone looking for an alternative to pumpkin pie. Delish!!

chrissy8031

posted:11/23/2011

Be generous with the pumpkin pie spice and make a double batch, or you won't have any left for your company!

aj43key

posted:11/22/2011

An excellent dessert and possibly a replacement for Pumpkin Pie. You had so many receipes to choose from it was difficult to choose one. Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving. Arthur

a cook

posted:11/22/2011

I love all things pumpkin, and this is a good variation on the classic pumpkin pie. Will definitely make it again!

vanclaners

posted:11/17/2011

This is one of the rare Kraft Foods recipes that I didn't like. I didn't think it tasted very "pumpkiny." It was blah. I took it to a potluck, and it had mixed results. A few people raved about it, but during clean-up, I saw this bar on many plates with just a few bites out of it. I won't make it again.

lottakamotion

posted:11/10/2011

This was the worst dessert I have ever made. I threw out the entire tray. Flavorless. Do not waste your money on the ingredients.

kienkekc

posted:10/17/2011

I made these bars for a dinner party and they were a hit. Personally I would have liked them to be a bit sweeter, but some whip cream or ice cream on the side tends to balance out the lack of sweetness from the bars. I found the recipe to be pretty easy and bars looked just like the picture!

sditch

posted:10/16/2011

Spectacular dessert! Not crazy sweet, but that was part of what made it so good. I cooked it 10 extra minutes and it was perfect.