A buttery cookie base topped with swirls of creamy vanilla and pumpkin cheesecake, cut into bars for the perfect treat!
Author:Catherine Zhang
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Total Time:50 minutes
Yield:12 Bars 1x
Category:Bars
Method:Easy
Cuisine:American
Ingredients
Scale
Base
140g Digestive/shortbread biscuits (5oz)
50g Unsalted butter (1/3 cup)
Cheesecake
500g Cream cheese (17.6oz), room temperature
130g Sugar (2/3 cup)
150g Plain greek yogurt or sour cream (1/2 cup1 tsp), room temperature
150g Thickened/Heavy cream (2/3 cup)
2 Eggs, room temperature
1 tbsp Cornstarch
1 tsp Vanilla extract
100 g Pumpkin puree (1/2 cup), store bought or home-made (see above for homemade)
1 tsp Cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 170C/340FÂ Â
Place the cookies in the bowl of a food processor, blitz until a fine crumb
Add melted butter and process until combined
Transfer to a 8 x 8 inch square pan and press the crumbs into the base with a smooth bottomed object (I use my measuring cups)
In a bowl beat the cream cheese and sugar together until smooth
Add the greek yogurt, thickened cream and cornstarch, beat until smooth
Add the eggs and vanilla extract, beat until no lumps remain
Remove 1 cup of batter and place in a medium sized bowl with the pumpkin puree and cinnamon, mix until combined
Pour the vanilla batter over the prepared baseÂ
Add dollops of pumpkin cheesecake batter over the top
Using a knife swirl the pumpkin cheesecake batter into the vanilla
Give the tin a few firm taps and and place in the oven to bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the cake is set around the edges but slightly jiggly in the centre
Turn the heat off and leave the cake in the oven for 30 minutes
Cool and refrigerate overnight, or minimum 4 hours