Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars - Essential Everyday

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars - Essential Everyday

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Total Time

1 hours

Yields

14

Directions

  1. Grease a 9x13” baking dish and line with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 325F
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Add in the pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice and continue blending until smooth. Pour on top of pie crust
  5. Using a spoon, dollop the remaining regular cheesecake filling over the top, then use a toothpick or a knife to swirl together
  6. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the sides are set and the center is just slightly jiggly
  7. 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