Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Perfect combination of spiced pumpkin and creamy cheescake over a oatmeal crumb crust

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

• Crumb Crust
• 1 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup pecans chopped
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp soda
• 3/4 cup butter room temp

Pumpkin Filling

• 1 16-oz can pumpkin puree Not Pumpkin Pie Filling
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 TBSP pumpkin pie spice

Cream Cheese Filling

• 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• Prepare Crust/Crumble
• Preheat oven to 375'
• Combine all crust ingredients except butter and mix well
• Add the butter and mix until crumbly
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the crust mixture and press the remaining into a buttered 13 X 9 inch baking dish
• Bake for 10 minutes

Fillings

• While crust is baking, mix the ingredients for the pumpkin filling in one bowl and the ingredients for the cream cheese filling in another bowl.  You will most likely need to use an electric mixer on the cream cheese filling to get it smooth.
• When the crust has baked for 10 minutes, remove it from the oven and pour the cream cheese mixture over top, gently spreading it.
• Then gently spoon the pumpkin filling over top of the cream cheese filling
• Crumble the remaining crust ingredients over the pumpkin layer
• Bake for 30 minutes
• Cut when cool and ENJOY!

Recipe Notes Adapted from the Pumpkin Squares recipe at the Spruce.

Pics and printable recipe available at: Nourish and Nestle

bon appetit