Pumpkin Pie Bars

By srumbel

These Pumpkin Pie Bars are so easy to make and you don't have to fuss with a traditional crust. Not that they are hard, but there is no rolling the dough out and making sure it doesn't rip while putting it in the pie plate or decorating the edges. Just make this and you'll see how simple it is. Plus it tastes just like pumpkin pie.
from mandysrecipebox.com

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 C. flour
• 1/2 C. packed brown sugar
• 3/4 C. granulated sugar (I used Coconut sugar )
• 3/4 C. cold butter
• 1 C. oats
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 3 eggs
• 15 oz. canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice

Preparation

Step 1

•Preheat oven to 350.
•Line a 9x13 pan with foil or parchment paper and grease slightly.
•Mix flour, brown sugar and 1/4 cup regular sugar in a bowl.
•Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
•Stir in oats; reserve 1 cup of this mixture.
•Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of the pan; bake for 15 minutes.
•Beat the cream cheese, remaining sugar, eggs, pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice in the bowl of a mixer on medium speed until well blended.
•Pour over the done crust and sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
•Bake for 25 minutes; cool slightly.
•Lift the bars from the pan using the foil/parchment paper; cool completely.
•Cut into bars.
• Save the leftovers in a tightly covered container in the fridge.