Pumpkin Pie Bars
These were a picture on the Yahoo home page, when I saw them I actually said “Oooooo” out loud. I think they look delicious! Since I get out of cooking Thanksgiving dinner this week, I just might have to give these babies a whirl!
Pumpkin Pie Bars
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 3/4 cup cold butter or margarine
- 1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats, uncooked
- 1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans
- 1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 3 eggs
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 13×9-inch baking pan with foil; grease foil lining. Mix flour, brown sugar and 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar in medium bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oats and pecans. Reserve 1 cup of the oat mixture; press remaining mixture onto bottom of pan. Bake 15 min.
- Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
- Bake 25 min. Lift from pan using foil handles; cool completely. Cut into 24 bars. Store leftover bars in tightly covered container in refrigerator.
Yield: 24 servings
