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

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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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dinakaisler

posted:6/11/2009

Love this recipe! It's a great twist on pumpkine pie. They are a big hit whenever I make them!!

kbowers88

posted:4/29/2009

my family love it !

mcnealon

posted:4/1/2009

WONDERFUL!! Nice and different from the standard pie for the holidays. THey are great....make a double batch!!

a cook

posted:3/25/2009

awesome!!!!!!

a cook

posted:3/24/2009

I felt these were very good at the time I made them.

megeorge

posted:3/20/2009

Everyone loves it!

trojan2000

posted:3/16/2009

Used reduced fat butter & pressed the entire crust into the pan. I forgot to add the pumpkin spice but they came out just fine.

msmaryb6

posted:3/9/2009

I am shocked at all these rave reviews. I made these bars and they were terrible. SO utterly tasteless and not at all sweet. I even went back and scoured the recipe later because I was convinced I'd left out some of the sugar. I hadn't. I wanted a dessert and these do not taste like dessert.

bethanyemk

posted:3/5/2009

Everybody really loved this recipe!

a cook