It’s a dull grey day outside today, and my kitchen was in desperate need of being warmed up. I had a Betty Crocker Pumpkin Spice Bars mix that I wanted to use up, and the situation seemed to call for it.
I wanted to dress up the pre-packaged mix though, and give it my own spin. And so, Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars were born!
These bars are dense and sweet and tangy, and would be perfect with a hot cup of tea. Word to the wise though – cut them in smaller squares, not triangles like I did. The calorie count threw me for a loop! Still worth every last bite, however ;-).
Christmas Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
- Pumpkin Spice Bars Mix
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon)
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl. Blend until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, mix Pumpkin Spice Bars Mix according to directions.
- Press half of mixture into a greased cake pan.
- Pour cream cheese mixture over top and spread to cover evenly.
- Place flattened chunks of remaining bar mix on the top, covering most of the cream cheese mixture.
- Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until set.
- Garnish with green pumpkin seeds and caramel sauce if desired.
- Enjoy!
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