Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars - Essential Everyday
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Total Time
1 hours
Yields
14
Directions
- Grease a 9x13” baking dish and line with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 325F
- Remove the pie crusts from packaging and transfer to a bowl. Using your hands, crumble up into fine crumbs. Stir in melted butter until well combined, then transfer to baking dish and press firmly into the pan in an even layer
- Blend cream cheese and sugar in a food processor until smooth, about 1–2 min. Add eggs gradually, scraping sides as needed, then mix in vanilla. Optional: reserve ½ cup filling to create a swirl effect later
- Add in the pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice and continue blending until smooth. Pour on top of pie crust
- Using a spoon, dollop the remaining regular cheesecake filling over the top, then use a toothpick or a knife to swirl together
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until the sides are set and the center is just slightly jiggly
- Remove from oven and let cool at room temperature, then refrigerate for 2+ hours to chill completely before serving
Ingredients
- 2 ea Essential Everyday Graham Cracker Pie Crusts
- 4 tbsp ea Essential Everyday unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 lbs. ea Essential Everyday cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups ea Essential Everyday sugar
- 6 ea Eggs
- 2 tsp ea Essential Everyday vanilla extract
- 2 tsp ea Pumpkin pie spice
- 15 oz. can ea Essential Everyday pumpkin puree
- For serving ea Essential Everyday whipped cream