Best Ever Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 egg

  room temperature
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 15 ounce can pumpkin puree
• 1 12 ounce can evaporated milk
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Prepare a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick
  cooking spray.
• 2 In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and flour. Cut in the butter with a
  pastry blender until the mixture resembles sand.
• 3 Press the flour mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Bake for 12
  to 15 minutes or until the edges are browned. Allow to cool on a wire rack until
  cool enough to touch.
• 4 With a mixer, beat together the cream cheese and sugar until well blended. Add
  the egg and vanilla and continue beating until completely incorporated.
• 5 Spread the cream cheese layer over the crust.
• 6 Wipe out the bowl or use a new mixing bowl to beat together the ingredients for
  the pumpkin layer. Pour evenly over the cream cheese layer and spread to smooth.
• 7 Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until the middle is set.
• 8 Cool to room temperature on a wire rack and then refrigerate for at least two
  hours prior to slicing and serving.

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