Pumpkin Pie Bars

By teresafu

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 c flour
• 1/2 c firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 c sugar, divided
• 3/4 c butter
• 1 c old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats, uncooked.
• 1/2 c chopped pecans
• 1 pkg philly cream cheese, soften
• 3 eggs
• 1 can (19fl oz) pureed pumpkin\
• 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350
Line 13 x 9 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 pecas. Reserve 1 cup of the oat mixture, press remaining mixture onto bottom of baking pan. Bake 15 mins.
Beat cream cheese remaining 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, pumpkin puree 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.