Pumpkin Pie Bars
Author: Mandy Bird
: Dessert
Serves: 12-15
- 1⅓ C. flour
- ½ C. packed brown sugar
- ¾ C. granulated sugar (I used Coconut sugar)
- ¾ 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
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line a 9x13 pan with foil or parchment paper and grease slightly.
- Mix flour, brown sugar and ¼ 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.
Recipe by Mandy's Recipe Box at https://mandysrecipeboxblog.com/pumpkin-pie-bars/
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