Perfect Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• Cheesecake Layer:
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pumpkin Layer:
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Stir flour, butter, and 1/4 cup sugar together in a bowl until dough is well-blended. Pat dough into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, and vanilla together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.

Whisk pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 eggs, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and cloves together in a bowl.

Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over cooled crust. Pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese mixture.

Bake in the preheated oven until bars are set, about 60 minutes.