Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars Recipe

How To Make Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

These pumpkin cheesecake bars have a graham cracker crust, a layer each of vanilla cheesecake and pumpkin cheesecake, and a whipped cream topping.

Preparation: 20 minutes
Cooking: 1 hour 10 minutes
Cool and Refrigerate Time: 4 hours
Total: 5 hours 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Crust:

  • 2¼cupsgraham cracker crumbs
  • ½cupbutter,melted
  • cooking spray

For Filling:

  • 8ozcream cheese,(6 blocks), softened
  • 2¼cupssugar
  • 6eggs
  • 1½tspvanilla extract
  • 1½cupspumpkin puree
  • 2tsppumpkin pie spice

For Topping:

  • 1½cupswhipped cream,or thawed whipped topping
  • 24candy pumpkins

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Coat a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray and line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.

Crust:

  1. Place the graham cracker crumbs and butter in a bowl; stir until well combined.

  2. Firmly press the graham cracker mixture evenly into the bottom of the pan.

Filling:

  1. Place the cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat for 3 to 4 minutes or until light and fluffy.

  2. Add the sugar and beat until just combined.

  3. Add the eggs, two at a time, beating after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and mix for 30 seconds.

  4. Pour half of the cheesecake mixture over the crust and spread into an even layer.

  5. Stir the pumpkin puree and the pumpkin pie spice into the remaining cheesecake mixture in the bowl.

  6. Pour the pumpkin cheesecake layer over the vanilla layer, gently spreading evenly into the pan.

  7. Bake the bars for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Turn off the oven and leave the oven door slightly ajar. Allow the cheesecake bars to cool in the oven for 1 hour.

  8. Refrigerate the bars for at least 3 hours or up to 3 days.

  9. Cut the bars into 24 squares. Use a piping bar and star tip to decorate each bar with a dollop of whipped cream, then place a candy pumpkin on top. Serve.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 742.97kcal
  • Fat: 28.21g
  • Saturated Fat: 7.23g
  • Trans Fat: 0.21g
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 13.38g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.87g
  • Carbohydrates: 123.92g
  • Fiber: 7.93g
  • Sugar: 60.88g
  • Protein: 17.33g
  • Cholesterol: 63.40mg
  • Sodium: 114.06mg
  • Calcium: 339.92mg
  • Potassium: 5071.52mg
  • Iron: 12.43mg
  • Vitamin A: 6472.53µg
  • Vitamin C: 132.98mg
Chat Bubble Icon Share your own special recipe
Submit Your Own Recipe

Have your own special recipe to share? Submit Your Recipe Today!

Comments