Apple-Cranberry Crumb Bars

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter 
• 1 cup cranberries fresh
• 16 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 2  eggs divided
• 2  gala apples peeled chopped
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 1 pkg duncan hines classic decadent cake mix yellow (2-layer size)

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• blender
• aluminum foil
• microwave

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Microwave butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until melted.
3. Add dry cake mix, 1 egg and cinnamon; beat with mixer until blended. Press 2/3 of the dough onto bottom of prepared pan.
4. Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended.
5. Add remaining egg; mix well.
6. Spread over crust; top with fruit. Pinch small pieces of remaining dough between your fingers; press lightly into cream cheese layer.
7. Bake 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 1 hour. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting into bars.