Pear & Cream Cheese Bars
Pears, spices and cream cheese are layered between a crunchy oat crust and topping.
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Ingredients
Crust
1 Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
2 cup2
3 cup firmly packed brown sugar1 1
3 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats2
3 cup all-purpose flour2
3 cup finely chopped pecans1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pear Mixture
3 medium (3 cups) pears, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped
1
4 cup firmly packed brown sugar2 tablespoons cornstarch
3
4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1
2 teaspoon ground nutmegFilling
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons almond extract
How to make
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STEP 1
Heat oven to 350°F.
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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.
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STEP 3
Press half of crust mixture onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 9-11 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
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STEP 4
Combine all pear mixture ingredients in bowl. Toss to combine and coat chopped pear; set aside.
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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.
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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.
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