Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars!

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ ccinnamon graham cracker crumbs (about 2 packages)
  • ¼ csugar
  • 1 tbspbrown sugar
  • 6 tbspunsalted sweet cream butter melted
  • 2 ozpkgs (cream cheese, softened)
  • ½ c2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tsppure vanilla extract
  • 2 largeeggs (room temperature)
  • ½ c2 tbsp pumpkin puree
  • ½ tspground cinnamon
  • 1 tsppumpkin pie spice
  • ½ clight brown sugar (packed)
  • ½ cflour
  • ¼ cquick cooking oats
  • ¼ tspground cinnamon
  • ¼ cunsalted sweet cream butter (softened)
  • 1 tsppure vanilla extract

Directions

Bar directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper

  2. 2

    In a medium bowl, combine the crust ingredients and mix until a thick dough forms.

  3. 3

    Press evenly into the bottom of the baking pan.

  4. 4

    In large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla.

  5. 5

    Beat with hand mixers until completely smooth and creamy.

  6. 6

    Add in the eggs, one at a time, and beat until each is combined.

  7. 7

    Remove 1 and 1/2 cups of this mixture and pour on top of the crust.

  8. 8

    Add the pumpkin puree, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice to the remaining cheesecake mixture and stir until completely combined.

  9. 9

    Careful not to combine the two layers, pour the pumpkin layer on top of the plain cheesecake layer.

Streusel directions:

  1. 1

    Using a medium mixing bowl, stir together the brown sugar, white flour, oats, and cinnamon.

  2. 2

    Add in the butter and vanilla and mix together until well combined.

  3. 3

    Sprinkle this streusel topping evenly over the pumpkin cheesecake layer.

  4. 4

    Place in the oven and bake for 50-55 minutes or until the cheesecake has set.

  5. 5

    Allow to cool for about an hour and then place in the fridge for 1-2 hours.

  6. 6

    Cut into bars and enjoy!