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.