Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

There is a chill in the air, and to be honest the coziness of having something tasty in the oven is just comforting.   I love pumpkin desserts and this one is no exception.  I love going through my stockpile and seeing what I have ingredients for and tossing something together that makes the family smile, and makes the house smell like a bakery.

These Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars have a unique taste that is so amazing!  The creamy pumpkin taste reminds me of a pumpkin pie, but the chocolate really makes it decadent!  You have to try these.

Don’t forget to try these other pumpkin recipes too!

Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

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Prep Time:15 minutes mins

Cook Time:40 minutes mins

Total Time:55 minutes mins

Ingredients

For the Crust

• 20 chocolate wafer cookies half a 9-ounce package
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter meltedFor the Filling
• 2 packages bar cream cheese 8 ounces each
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin puree
• 3 large egg
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate chopped

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. Set aside.
• In a food processor, blend cookies until finely ground (you should have about 1 cup crumbs); add butter, and pulse until moistened.
• Transfer crumb mixture to prepared pan, and press gently into bottom. Bake about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Place cream cheese in food processor; blend until smooth. Add sugar, pumpkin puree, eggs, flour, pumpkin-pie spice, and salt; process until combined. Set aside.
• Place chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each, until melted. Add 1 cup pumpkin mixture; stir to combine. Set aside.
• Pour remaining pumpkin mixture into prepared pan. Drop dollops of chocolate mixture onto pumpkin mixture; swirl with a knife. Bake until cheesecake is set but jiggles slightly when gently shaken, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Cool in pan. Cover; chill until firm, at least 2 hours (and up to 2 days). Transfer cake to work surface. With a knife dipped in water, cut into 16 squares. Serve.

Notes

Gluten Free: You can use gluten free chocolate cookies, and rice flour in the filling to make this gluten free.

Servings: 16

Author: Amanda @ AFewShortCuts.com

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Place the oreos, and melted butter in the food processor and pulse until crumbs.  Press into a lined 8×8 baking dish and bake for 10 minutes.

In food processor mix 2- 8oz packages of cream cheese and one cup of pumpkin puree.  Once mix blend  in 1 cup of sugar, 3 eggs, and 3 tbsp of flour.  Pulse until mixed.

In a small microwave safe bowl melt 1 cup of chocolate chips in the microwave.  Start it at 30 seconds and stir.  Continue until melted.  Mix together 1 cup of the pumpkin cheese mix with the chocolate.  Stir together and sit aside.

Pour pumpkin mix ontop of cookie crust.

Spoon chocolate mixture onto pumpkin mixture.

Use a knife to swirl.

Bake at 350 for Bake until cheesecake is set but jiggles slightly when gently shaken, 40 to 50 minutes.

Cool in pan. Cover; chill until firm, at least 2 hours (and up to 2 days). Transfer cake to work surface. With a knife dipped in water, cut into 16 squares…or less. 😉  Serve.