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Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars with Ganache

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Ingredients
  

Crust

  • ¾ cup crushed chocolate graham crackers use processor
  • 4 Tablespoons melted butter

Cheesecake

  • 16 ounces soft cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 Tablespoons flour
  • 1 ½ tsp. pumpkin spice optional, depending how much pumpkin flavor you want
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 2 eggs

Ganache

  • 8 ounces chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 T. butter

Instructions
 

Crust

  • Line 8 inch pan with nonstick foil
  • Preheat oven 350.
  • Mix cookie crumbs and butter and press into bottom of pan.
  • Bake 7 minutes.

Cheesecake

  • Beat cream cheese.
  • Add sugar.
  • Add pumpkin.
  • Add vanilla, flour, pumpkin spice (if using) and salt.
  • Mix wel and scrape sides.
  • Add eggs to combine.
  • Pour over the cooked crust.
  • Bake 30-35 minutes.
  • Cool completely.

Ganache

  • Heat cream and butter in a saucepan until boiling.
  • Place chips in heat safe bowl and pour on the cream.
  • Let sit 2 minutes and whisk smooth.
  • Pour over bars.
  • Let cool to room temp and chill 4 hours or more.
  • Slice into bars.
  • Serve with hot fudge, if desired.