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recipes
pumpkin spice cheesecake bars
POINTS® value | 3
Servings | 18
Preparation Time | 18 min
Cooking Time | 30 min
Level of Difficulty | Moderate
desserts | Serve these rich, creamy bars with a hot cup of mulled cider for a perfect holiday treat. Bake and refrigerate
for up to three days before serving.
Ingredients
1 serving cooking spray (5 one-second sprays per serving)
9 whole reduced-fat cinnamon graham crackers
3 Tbsp butter
16 oz fat-free cream cheese
1 cup sugar
2 cup fat-free sour cream
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
3 large egg(s)
1 cup canned pumpkin
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325ºF. Coat a 9 X 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray or line the bottom of the pan with parchment
paper. Alternatively, you can use a 9 X 13-inch non-stick pan.
2. Grind graham crackers a food processor until fine or place crackers in a plastic bag and crush with rolling pin.
Place crumbs into a small bowl.
3. Melt butter on the stove top or in a microwave and pour over graham cracker crumbs. Mix with a fork until completely
moistened.
4. Press crumbs evenly onto bottom of prepared pan and place in refrigerator while preparing pumpkin filling.
5. Place cream cheese in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or beat with an electric mixer mix until
smooth. Add sugar and mix until incorporated.
6. Mix in 1 cup of sour cream until combined and then add cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Add remaining sour cream
and mix until just combined.
7. Slowly beat in each egg one at a time until incorporated, and then mix in pumpkin. (Note: For best results, all
ingredients should be at room temperature, and mixed as little as possible, only until each ingredient is just combined.)
8. Pour pumpkin mixture into prepared pan, spread evenly throughout and smooth top.
9. Bake until set at the edges, about 30 minutes. (Note: The very center will be a little loose.) Cool completely and
refrigerate overnight before cutting and serving.
10. This recipe is part of our Cook Once, Eat All Week: Holiday Baking Series. To learn more about this concept, click
here.
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