Servings: 12–16 bars
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45–50 minutes
Cooling Time: 2 hours (patience is a virtue, especially with cheesecake)
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (or digestive biscuits, finely crushed)
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsp sugar
For the Cheesecake Layer:
- 16 oz (2 packages) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Pumpkin Layer:
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 large egg