Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars Recipe
These Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars are delicious and filled with tons of pumpkin spice flavor. The cream cheese in the cheesecake layer adds a nice tanginess to counteract the sweetness. Also, the texture of the buttery graham cracker crust perfectly contrasts the smooth and creamy cheesecake.
Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crust
- 9 sheets Graham Crackers, crushed
- 6 tbsp Salted Butter, melted
- 1 tbsp Granulated Sugar
Pumpkin Cheesecake Layer
- 16 oz Plain Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 large Eggs
- 1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract or Paste
- 1/2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- Line an 8x8 square baking sheet with parchment paper and grease with nonstick as needed. Set aside
- To start, lets make the graham cracker crust
- To a large bowl, add the crushed graham crackers They should finely crushed, I like to use a food processor but you can also do it manually.
- Add the melted butter and granulated sugar
- Mix until combined
- Transfer to the prepared pan and press into an even layer to cover the bottom of the pan
- Now it's time to make the pumpkin cheesecake
- To a large mixing bowl, add the softened cream cheese, eggs and sugar
- Combine using an electric hand mixer
- Scrape the sides then add in the pumpkin puree, vanilla and pumpkin spice
- Mix again until combined, there should be no big clumps
- Pour over the graham cracker crust and spread in an even layer
- Bake in the oven for about 65-75 minutes or until the edges are golden with a slight jiggle in the middle
- Remove from the oven and let sit at room temperate until it cools
- Put in the fridge for a minimum of 6 hours or overnight (preferred)
- After chilling in the fridge, slice and top with some whipped cream when ready to serve
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar, Calories: 217kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 63mg, Sodium: 184mg, Potassium: 78mg, Fiber: 0.5g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 1737IU, Vitamin C: 0.3mg, Calcium: 41mg, Iron: 1mg