PUMPKIN PIE BARS

By angielaine

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold butter or margarine
• 1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats, uncooked
• 1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans
• 1 pkg. (8 oz) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin
• 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice

Preparation

Step 1

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-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.