Pear & Cream Cheese Bars

Name: Pear & Cream Cheese Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 32 bars
Ingredients: Crust; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 1/3 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats; 2/3 cup all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup finely chopped pecans; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Pear Mixture; 3 medium (3 cups) pears, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; Filling; 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons almond extract; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

Pears, spices and cream cheese are layered between a crunchy oat crust and topping.

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Ingredients

Crust

¹/₂ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

²/₃ cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 ¹/₃ cups uncooked quick-cooking oats

²/₃ cup all-purpose flour

²/₃ cup finely chopped pecans

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pear Mixture

3 medium (3 cups) pears, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped

¹/₄ cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

³/₄ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¹/₂ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Filling

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar

2 teaspoons almond extract

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 2

Combine butter and 2/3 cup brown sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add all remaining crust ingredients; continue beating until well mixed.
STEP 3

Press half of crust mixture onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 9-11 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
STEP 4

Combine all pear mixture ingredients in bowl. Toss to combine and coat chopped pear; set aside.
STEP 5

Combine all filling ingredients except egg in bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Add egg; continue beating until well mixed. Pour filling over partially baked crust. Spoon pear mixture over filling. Crumble remaining crust mixture evenly over pears; press down lightly.
STEP 6

Bake 28-33 minutes or until top is golden brown and center is set. Cool completely; cut into bars. Store bars refrigerated.

Tip #1

To ripen pears, store in paper bag at room temperature. Once pears are ripe, store refrigerated.

130 Calories

7 Fat (g)

20 Cholesterol (mg)

90 Sodium (mg)

15 Carbohydrates (g)

1 Dietary Fiber

2 Protein (g)

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