Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

[rootofnewt]

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Makes 20 bars

Crust
1 1/4 cups pecans or pecan pieces
3 TB sugar
5 tsp butter or margarine

Filling
8 oz reduced fat cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp unbleached white flour (I'll probably just use sorghum flour)
2/3 cup canned pumpkin
1 large egg
1 1/4 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cloves
Cooking spray or oil

1. Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly spray or oil an 8-inch square baking pan. Whirl pecans in food processor until finely chopped. Add sugar and butter and pulse until combined. (Mixture will form large clumps.) Scrape nut mixture into prepared pan. With dampened hands, press mixture firmly into place, pressing up the sides of pan about 1/4 inch. Bake 20-25 minutes, until golden. Cool completely on wire rack. Leave oven set to 350º.

2. By hand or using an electric mixer or in the same processor bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, flour, pumpkin, egg, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Blend well.

3. Pour pumpkin mixture into cooled crust and bake until center is set and firm when pressed gently in center, about 30 minues. Cool on wire rack. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight before cutting into squares.

Veggie Life, Winter 2003-2004, p22

Comments

[dandelion-diva.livejournal.com]

Ooohhhh, looks *So* good. Thank you.:)

Gessi

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, I've been looking for a crust substitution for my New York style cheesecake so I can make it for a friend who can't have gluten. This would be *perfect*, thanks!

And thanks for the recipe. I must try these.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

cutopia had cheesecake for her wedding. I can't remember if it even had a crust, but it was most certainly gluten-free. She might have even more ideas.

I really like the pecan crust, though. It's super tasty.

You could probably make a crust from almond meal, too.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Thank you for the recipe

[hamsterdog.livejournal.com]

I am going to make some of these now.
I am also going to make some Pigeon and Pumpkin Poop.

SAE

[firinel.livejournal.com]

Ooh, sound good. I think we'll try making these, skipping the cinnamon.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

I usually replace the nutmeg with a pinch of cardamom. ;)

Of course, I usually double the cinnamon, too, but if it's a trigger for you, just skip it or sub it. :)

[dizzyblind.livejournal.com]

Don't milk products bother you? It seems that they're so often a problem for people. I personally don't eat many of them at all (unless they're lactose free or some sort of substitute). It helps out my skin and my sinuses a lot not to.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

I'm lactose intolerant, but it's manageable with yogurt. Dairy doesn't bother my skin and it doesn't make my sinuses worse than they already are.

[dizzyblind.livejournal.com]

Do you have The New Mayo Clinic cookbook? There's a recepie for curried carrot soup in there that I was thinking you'd like.

[ismene.livejournal.com]

Looks yummy, except for the pecans. I'll have to think of a decent substitute.

[never-dream.livejournal.com]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm....soo....HUNGRY!