Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars
These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars combine a buttery crust with creamy, spiced pumpkin filling, to create the perfect fall treat! One of the best pumpkin dessert recipe for fall baking.
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Ingredients
For Crust/Topping
- 13 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temp
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 ½ cup quick cooking oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Filling
- 1, 8 oz cream cheese, room temp
- 1, 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg (just the yoke)
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1, 15 oz can pumpkin puree
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Line a 9x13 inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving some overhang on the sides for easy removal.
- To make the crust, mix the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together on medium speed for about 1 minute.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then gradually fold in the dry ingredients until the mixture forms a moist, crumbly texture.
- Press half of this mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Reserve the remaining half for the topping.
- Bake the crust for 14 minutes.
- While the crust bakes, prepare the filling. Beat the cream cheese in a large bowl on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sweetened condensed milk, egg yolk, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice. Continue mixing until well combined.
- Once the crust is baked, spread the pumpkin cream cheese filling evenly over it.
- Drop spoonfuls of pumpkin puree over the filling and use a spoon to swirl it in gently.
- Sprinkle the reserved oat and sugar crumble mixture over the top. Bake for an additional 23 minutes.
- Let the bars cool completely in the pan before cutting to ensure neat slices.
Servings: 24 bars
Calories: 250kcal