perfect pumpkin cheesecake bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• crust:
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• cheesecake layer:
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• pumpkin layer:
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• stir flour, butter, and 1/4 cup sugar together in a bowl until dough is well-blended. pat dough into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly golden, 10 to 15 minutes. cool. reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, and vanilla together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
• whisk pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 eggs, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and cloves together in a bowl.
• spread cream cheese mixture evenly over cooled crust. pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese mixture.
• bake in the preheated oven until bars are set, about 60 minutes.