Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars by Fidelia Grace

We decided to take the classic pumpkin cheesecake 🥮 and make it BARS!! 

Using our Brown Butter Rum Pecans as the crust, these insanely delicious and satisfying Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars are your next Thanksgiving dessert you can serve to your guests 🥹✨

If these aren’t making your mouth water, then we don’t know what will!

 

[Makes 10 small bars]

What you'll need:

 

Pecan Crust Ingredients:

 1 bag Evie’s Snack Brown Butter Rum Pecans 

 1/4 cup flour 

 3 tbsp butter 

 1 tsp baking powder 

Filling Ingredients:

 1/4 cup butter (melted)

 1/4 coconut sugar 

 1/4 cup date sugar 

 2 tbsp pumpkin puree 

 1 egg yolk 

 1 tsp vanilla extract 

 1/2 cup flour 

 1/4 tsp baking soda 

 1/8 tsp baking powder 

 1/4 tsp salt 

 1 tsp ground cinnamon 

Cheesecake Topping Ingredients:

 3 oz cream cheese (softened) 

 1 egg room temp 

 2 tbsp + 2 tsp date sugar (can sub for regular sugar) 

How to make:

 Preheat oven to 350 F. 

 Add the pecan crust ingredients to a food processor or a high-speed blender and blend until you get a crust-like consistency. It should resemble a sandy texture. 

 Add the crust to a parchment-lined 8x10 baking tray. Poke a fork in the crust. 

 Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and let cool completely. 

 For the filling, add the melted butter, coconut sugar, date sugar, and egg yolk to a small bowl and whisk until the ingredients are combined. 

 Add the pumpkin puree and vanilla extract and whisk again. 

 Then add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk until you get a smooth batter. Set aside. 

 For the cheesecake topping, add all ingredients to a small bowl and using a hand mixer, mix until there are no lumps and it is smooth. 

 Add the pumpkin pie filling to the top of the crust and smooth it out. 

 Then add the cheesecake topping and spread out evenly. 

 Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. If it needs longer, watch it for 2 minutes at a time until the cheesecake top is firm. 

 Enjoy! 

 

Watch a quick how-to video on Evie's Instagram -- see HERE.

Recipe was developed by Fidelia Grace -- check out her Instagram page with healthy, homemade recipes HERE.