PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE BARS WITH STREUSEL

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars with Streusel image

A very special pumpkin bar for when a bar is more convenient than a pumpkin cheesecake.

Provided by DACIF

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Squash

Time 3h20m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup pumpkin puree
⅔ cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 11x15-inch baking pan with aluminum foil.
  • Combine flour and brown sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or 2 forks until crust mixture is crumbly. Press 2/3 of the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan.
  • Bake crust in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Let cool, about 10 minutes.
  • Combine cream cheese, pumpkin puree, and white sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir vanilla and pumpkin pie spice into the filling mixture. Pour over the cooled crust.
  • Mix reserved crust mixture and walnuts together in a small bowl make streusel topping. Sprinkle streusel topping over the filling.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until filling is set, 40 to 45 minutes. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 134.7 calories, Carbohydrate 12.3 g, Cholesterol 28.2 mg, Fat 9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 109.9 mg, Sugar 7.5 g

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