# Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

## Ingredients

- 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ⅓ cup melted butter
- 4 packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup (8 oz) canned pumpkin
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- whipped cream

## Directions

Preheat oven to 300° F. Mix graham crumbs, 3 tbsp sugar and butter.
Press into a quarter baking sheet lined with parchment paper. In a large bowl
mix cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time, mix on low just until
blended. Pour half (about 2½ cups) over graham crumbs and spread evenly. Add
pumpkin and pumpkin spice to remaining cream cheese, mix on low until smooth.
Pour into pan. Bake 50 minutes, cool for 1 hour with the oven door ajar.
Refrigerate for 3 hours. Garnish with whipped cream and pumpkin spice.