Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars with Streusel

A walnut streusel topping covers these creamy pumpkin cheesecake bars that you can bake and refrigerate ahead of a large gathering.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 135 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.66666668653488 cup white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 11x15-inch baking pan with aluminum foil.

Step 2

Bake crust in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Let cool, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Combine cream cheese, pumpkin puree, and white sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir vanilla and pumpkin pie spice into the filling mixture. Pour over the cooled crust.

Step 4

Mix reserved crust mixture and walnuts together in a small bowl make streusel topping. Sprinkle streusel topping over the filling.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until filling is set, 40 to 45 minutes. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours. Cut into bars.

Step 6

Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and brown sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or 2 forks until crust mixture is crumbly. Press 2/3 of the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan. Reserve remainder for the streusel topping.