NILLA-Pumpkin Crumble Cheesecake Bars

Name: NILLA-Pumpkin Crumble Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 365 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 1 pkg. NILLA Wafers, divided; 6 Tbsp. butter, divided; 2 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; ½ cup granulated sugar; 3 eggs, divided; 1½ cups pumpkin; 1 can sweetened condensed milk; 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice; ½ cup pecans; 1 Tbsp. brown sugar

Need a new holiday dessert idea? Try these pumpkin cheesecake bars. A vanilla wafer crust is topped with creamy cheesecake and spiced pumpkin.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 36 servings.

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (11 oz.) NILLA Wafers, divided
6 Tbsp. butter, divided
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
½ cup granulated sugar
3 eggs, divided
1½ cups canned pumpkin
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
½ cup chopped pecans
1 Tbsp. brown sugar

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray.

Crush 45 wafers finely; place in medium bowl. Melt 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) butter. Add to wafer crumbs; mix well. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling.

Beat cream cheese and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add 2 eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each just until blended. Spread carefully over crust.

Mix pumpkin, milk, pumpkin pie spice and remaining egg until blended; pour over cream cheese layer.

Chop remaining wafers coarsely; place in medium bowl. Melt remaining butter. Add to chopped wafers along with the nuts and brown sugar. Sprinkle over pumpkin layer.

Bake 1 hour or until center is almost set. Cool completely.

Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into bars to serve.

Recipe Tips

Pumpkin Pie Spice SubstituteNo pumpkin pie spice on hand? No problem! Here's an easy way to make your own. For each 1 tsp. of pumpkin pie spice needed, just combine 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. ground ginger, 1/8 tsp. ground allspice and 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg.