Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish.

Mix flour and brown sugar in a bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture until small crumbs form. Stir pecans into the crumbs. Set 3/4 cup of the mixture aside for topping the bars; press remainder of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

Bake crust in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes; remove from oven and set aside to cool slightly.

Beat cream cheese, white sugar, pumpkin puree, eggs, vanilla extract, allspice, and cinnamon together in a bowl until smooth; pour over the cooled crust. Sprinkle reserved topping over the cream cheese mixture.

Return dish to oven and continue baking until the topping browns, 30 to 35 minutes.