Pumpkin Granola Bars

INGREDIENTS
1 ½  cups granola
1 ½  cups vanilla wafers
1    cube butter
6-8  ounces soft cream cheese
1    cup pumpkin puree
2    eggs
2    teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼   cup brown sugar
¼   cup half-and-half

METHOD
Preheat the oven to 325 F. Grease a square 8x8 inch baking dish. Place the granola in a food processor or blender and process until crumbly. Pour into a large mixing bowl. Place the vanilla wafers into the food processor or blender and process to a powder. Mix them with the processed granola.

Melt a cube of butter and pour it into the granola/wafer mix. Mix thoroughly and then put half of this mixture into the prepared baking dish, pressing it down and flattening it against the bottom of the dish.

Cut the cream cheese into chunks and put it into a food processor. Add the pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, sugar and half-and-half. Process to a thick creaminess and then pour this over the crust in the prepared baking dish. Jiggle the dish to assure it is evenly distributed and then sprinkle the remaining granola/wafer evenly over the pumpkin mixture.

Bake for about 25 minutes, remove from the oven and allow it to cool completely before serving. Refrigerating overnight is also a possibility.