The smart part is the crumb mixture. Flour, brown sugar, butter and chopped pecans or walnuts get pressed into the pan as a crust, and a little is saved to sprinkle over the top before the second bake. In between goes a smooth layer of cream cheese and canned pumpkin, seasoned with cinnamon, allspice and vanilla.
Once the pan cools, the bars get cut into small pieces — the original recipe calls for 32 of them, each about one by two inches. That size works well on a holiday dessert table or tucked into a lunchbox the next day.
Pumpkin cheesecake bars (1988)
Homemade with love! These deliciously luscious pumpkin cheesecake bars don’t take long to make when you start with this classic recipe from the ’80s.
Pumpkin cheesecake bars (1988)
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup packed golden brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup Libby's solid pack pumpkin
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine flour and brown sugar in medium bowl.
- Cut in butter to make a crumb mixture.
- Stir in nuts.
- Set aside 3/4 cup mixture for topping.
- Press remaining mixture into bottom of 8- by 8- by 1-1/2-inch baking pan.
- Bake in preheated 350 (F) oven for 15 minutes.
- Cool slightly.
- Combine cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, allspice and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour over baked crust.
- Sprinkle with reserved topping.
- Bake an additional 30 to 35 minutes. Cool before cutting into bars.
Notes
Makes 32 1- by 2-inch bar cookies.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 32 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 99Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 42mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 0gSugar: 7gProtein: 1g
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