Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup flour
  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
  • 5 Tablespoons butter, softened
  • ½ cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup pumpkin
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 8x8 inch square pan.
  2. Mix flour and brown sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter until small crumbles form. Stir pecans into flour. Set aside ¾ cup for topping the bars and press the remaining mixture into the prepared pan.
  3. Bake for ~15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven, Beat cool slightly.
  4. Beat together cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin, vanilla extract, allspice and cinnamon, add eggs one at a time and continue beating until smooth. Pour over crust. Top with reserved pecan topping. Return to oven and bake for ~35 minutes or until topping is lightly browned and cheesecake is set. Can be served chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
Recipe slightly modified from alllrecipes
Recipe by Nutritious Eats at https://www.nutritiouseats.com/pumpkin-cheesecake-bars/