Cream Cheese Apple Oatmeal Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 7 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 37 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups oats
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar, plus
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar, divided
• 3/4 cup butter flavor crisco or 3/4 cup butter
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup diced granny smith apple
• 1/2 cup golden raisin (optional)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 combine oats, flour, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup of granulated sugar and mix well. add crisco and cut in until it's crumbly. set aside 1 cup of this mixture and press remainder into a sprayed 9x13 pan.
• 3 bake for 12 minutes, cool slightly.
• 4 in a mixer bowl, combine cream cheese, eggs, 1/2 cup of sugar, and vanilla. mix til smooth and spread evenly over oat crust.
• 5 combine apple, raisins (if desired) and almond extract. stir.
• 6 add spices and 2 t. of sugar and sprinkle over cheese mixture.
• 7 return to oven and bake an additional 25 minutes or til golden. cool completely and cut into bars.