HARVEST TIME APPLE BARS

Harvest Time Apple Bars image

Given that apples are pretty much available year 'round, you can enjoy these moist and scrumptious apple bars any time you want.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 50m

Yield Makes 32 servings, 1 bar each.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 Tbsp. milk
1 egg, beaten
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3-1/2 cups chopped apples

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, brown sugar, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar and the cinnamon; cut in butter using pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in walnuts. Reserve 2 cups of the crumb mixture for topping; press remaining crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.
Beat cream cheese and milk with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the egg and vanilla; mix well. Pour over crust. Top with apples; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 30 min. Cool completely. Cut into 32 bars to serve. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 55 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g