JELL-O Holiday Recipe ⤍ Maple-Pumpkin Pie Bars

Pumpkin bars with a hint of maple flavor have cake on the bottom, a creamy middle layer, and a layer of fluffy whipped topping to finish. Sprinkle with cinnamon and toasted pecans for the perfect touch.

Ingredients

• 1 package (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
• 4 large eggs eggs, divided
• ½ cup butter or margarine, melted
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package JELL-O Pumpkin Spice Flavor Instant Pudding
• 1 envelope DREAM WHIP Whipped Topping Mix
• ⅓ cup milk
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• ⅓ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cooking Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Mix cake mix, 1 egg and butter until blended; press onto bottom of prepared pan.
3. Beat cream cheese, brown sugar, remaining eggs, pumpkin and dry pudding mix with mixer until blended; pour over crust.
4. Bake 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool 10 min. Use foil handles to transfer dessert to wire rack; cool completely.
5. Meanwhile, mix whipped topping mix, milk and syrup in large bowl with mixer on low speed until blended. Beat on high speed 4 min. or until mixture forms stiff peaks. Refrigerate until ready to use.
6. Spread whipped topping mixture onto dessert and sprinkle with cinnamon before cutting into bars to serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories225
• carbohydrateContent26.8 g
• cholesterolContent52.4 mg
• fatContent10.3 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent3 g
• saturatedFatContent5 g
• sodiumContent327.6 mg
• sugarContent20.8 g