Swirled Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
These Swirled Pumpkin Cheesecake bars are better than a pumpkin pie! Tasty pumpkin bar with a delicious swirled layer of cream cheese. Perfect fall and Thanksgiving dessert.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
Topping:
- 8 oz softened Cream Cheese
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbsp Flour
- 2 tbsp Sugar
Base:
- 2 sticks Butter
- 2 1/2 cup Flour
- 3 tsp Pumpkin Spice
- 1 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Egg at room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 15 oz Pumpkin Puree
Instructions
Topping:
- In a medium to large bowl, beat cream cheese, vanilla and sour cream until blended.
- Add flour and sugar. Beat until smooth. Set aside.
Base:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line a 9x13" baking dish with parchment paper(leaving excess paper overhanging).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and pumpkin spice.
- In another large bowl, beat butter until whipped.
- Beat in brown sugar until smooth.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Gradually add and beat in flour mixture.
- Beat in pumpkin puree until combined.
- Spread batter in bottom of prepared pan, holding back about 1 cup of the batter.
- Top with the cream cheese topping and spread leaving about 1/2" border around edges.
- Gently spoon remaining batter on top and use a butter knife to swirl through the layers.
- Bake about 40-50 minuted or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out pretty clean.
- Let cool, then lift out parchment and cut into bars.
Nutrition
Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 196mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 5908IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg