09/08/2026
🍰 Crowd-Pleaser Dessert Bars: Rich, decadent, and perfect for feeding a crowd!
Ingredients
🥧 Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Crust
1 cup gingersnap crumbs, approximately 14 to 16 cookies prior to crushing
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Filling
8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
15 ounces pumpkin puree
2 eggs, room temperature
12 ounces evaporated milk
1½ teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
¼ teaspoon salt
Topping
2 cup pecans finely chopped
½ cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons water
🍪 Oreo Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookie Bars
Oreo Base
30 Oreo cookies, crushed (with the cream center)
½ cup salted sweet cream butter, melted
Cheesecake Layer
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
⅔ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ teaspoon pure almond extract
2 large eggs, room temperature
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Layer
16.5 ounces chocolate chip cookie dough, premade tube
🎃 Pumpkin Bars
For the Pumpkin Cake
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
15 ounces 100% pure pumpkin puree, Libby’s brand
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar, packed
½ cup canola oil
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
🍮 Caramel Cheesecake Bars
Crust
3 cups pecan shortbread cookie crumbs, 24 cookies from a 13-ounce package
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
½ cup salted butter, melted
Cheesecake Layer
16 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
⅔ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup sour cream
Caramel Topping
13.4 ounces dulce de leche caramel
3 tablespoons heavy cream
