Pumpkin Bars with Streusel Topping

These pumpkin bars have a cheesecake-like filling and a crunchy streusel topping. Don’t wait for Thanksgiving to make them – they’re a great dessert all season long.

I love adding a streusel topping to my dessert bars whenever I have the opportunity. This streusel is so simple and adds another layer of texture to the smooth pumpkin and cream cheese filling.

Make sure to let your cream cheese soften to room temperature. This helps it to blend smoothly with the other ingredients. If your cream cheese was still a little cool and you notice some lumps in the filling, push the mixture through a mesh strainer before you pour the mix over the graham cracker crust.

Pumpkin Bars with Streusel Topping Recipe

 

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Yield: 18 bars

 

Make sure to let your cream cheese soften to room temperature before mixing the filling to avoid lumps.

Ingredients:

Graham cracker crust:

• 1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 6 tablespoons regular salted butter, melted and cooled slightly so no longer hot
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice

Streusel topping:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 4 tablespoons regular salted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Pumpkin filling:

• 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2/3 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

To serve:

• Caramel sauce, homemade or store-bought, optional

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