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Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake Bars
Sheila Kerrian
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Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
45
minutes
mins
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Ingredients
1
cup
all-purpose flour
1/3
cup
brown sugar, packed
5
Tablespoons
cold butter
1
cup
pecans, chopped fine
8
ounces
softened cream cheese
3/4
cup
sugar
1/2
cup
canned pumpkin
2
extra large
eggs
1
teaspoon
vanilla
1.5
teaspoons
ground cinnamon
1/4
teaspoon
nutmeg
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350.
Combine flour and brown sugar.
Cut in butter until crumbly.
Stir in finely chopped pecans, then set aside 1 cup for topping.
Lightly butter sides and bottom of 8-inch square baking pan.
Press remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool.
While the crust is baking, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
Beat in the pumpkin, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and pour the mixture evenly over the crust.
Sprinkle with set-aside crumb mixture.
Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown and puffs up in the center.
Cool on wire rack and cut into 9 bars.
Notes
May all your holiday snacks be delightfully delicious!