Perfect Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ 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 9x13-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. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate overnight.