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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

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Ingredients

The crust

  • 9 sheets graham crackers
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • 3 tablespoons cane sugar or coconut sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ¼ teaspoon fine salt
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted

The cheesecake filling

  • 1 cup full-fat plain Greek yogurt
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ¾ cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • cup cane sugar or coconut sugar
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

The maple whipped topping

  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons reserved crust mixture (optional)
  • dash pumpkin pie spice (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F and line a 9x9 inch pan with parchment paper.
  2. Process graham crackers into fine crumbs, then add pecans, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and melted butter. Mix until combined.
  3. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the crust mixture and press the rest into the prepared pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.
  4. In a food processor, blend Greek yogurt, cream cheese, pumpkin puree, eggs, vanilla, sugar, maple syrup, flour, and pumpkin pie spice until smooth.
  5. Pour the cheesecake filling onto the pre-baked crust and spread evenly. Bake for 40-50 minutes until the center is slightly firm.
  6. Allow the cheesecake to cool completely in the pan for 2-3 hours, then refrigerate until chilled.
  7. Lift the cheesecake from the pan using the parchment paper and cut into 36 squares.
  8. Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form, then mix in maple syrup.
  9. Top each square with whipped cream, reserved crust mixture, and a dusting of pumpkin pie spice before serving.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
36 squares
Calories
100
Total fat
7g
Total carbohydrates
9g
Total protein
2g
Sodium
60mg
Cholesterol
25mg

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