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The Best Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

The Best Pumpkin Cheesecake bars are a great combination of a delicious crust topped with a rich and creamy pumpkin cheesecake and topped with a crumb topping.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Author: Heather

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 5 tbls butter softened
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1 8 oz package softened cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Optional cool whip or whip cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8x8 baking pan.
  • Combine flour and brown sugar in bowl.
  • Cut in butter to make a crumb mixture. Stir in nuts.
  • Set aside 3/4 cup of crumb mixture for topping.
  • Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of 8x8 pan.
  • Bake for 15 minutes. Cool slightly.
  • Combine cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla in large mixing bowl. Blend until smooth. Pour over baked crust.
  • Sprinkle with reserved topping.
  • Bake an additional 30 minutes. Cool before cutting bars.

Nutrition

Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 2675IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1.4mg