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Pumpkin Bars

7
Points® value
Total Time
9 hr
Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Serves
12
Difficulty
Easy
Enjoy a last taste of winter with these pumpkin cheesecake bars. Crumbled ginger snaps make a wonderfully tasty crust.

Ingredients

Gingersnaps

20 item(s)

Unsalted butter

2½ tbsp(s), cut into small cubes

Fat free sweetened condensed milk

¼ cup(s), divided

Light cream cheese

170 gm, at room temperature

Egg

1 large, beaten

Vanilla extract

½ tsp(s)

Ground cinnamon

½ tsp(s)

Packed light brown sugar

¼ cup(s)

Canned pumpkin

¾ cup(s)

Aerosol whipped cream

¾ cup(s)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Coat a 22.5cm x 22.5cm (9- X 9-inch) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. In a food processor, combine gingersnaps, butter and 30ml (2 Tbsp) milk; process until completely blended. Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish and press down crust with fingers to form a crust. Bake crust for 10 minutes; remove from oven and let crust cool for 20 minutes. Reduce oven to 160°C (325°F).
  3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, combine remaining 30ml (2 Tbsp) milk, cream cheese and egg until well-blended. Add vanilla extract, cinnamon, brown sugar and pumpkin; blend until smooth. Spoon pumpkin mixture over crust and smooth into an even layer; bake until centre sets and a knife inserted in centre of bars comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
  4. Remove from oven and let cool. When cool, cover and refrigerate overnight. Cut into 12 bars and serve each with 15ml (1 Tbsp) dollop of whipped cream. Yields 1 bar per serving.
  5. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Coat a 22.5cm x 22.5cm (9- X 9-inch) glass baking dish with cooking spray.