Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar, divided
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup cold butter, cubed
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened, cubed
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp cardamom
1 can (15 oz) solid-pack pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs, lightly beaten
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in oats and pecans. Reserve 1 cup for topping.
Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of a greased 13 X 9 inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes.
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, spices and remaining sugar until smooth. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla. Add eggs: beat on low speed just until blended. Pour over warm crust: sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean and filling is set. Cool on a wore rack. Serve or refrigerate, covered, within 2 hours of baking.
Recipe from Tasteofhome.com
