No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars Recipe Easy, healthy, no bake, vegan, gluten-free, anddd refined-sugar-free pumpkin cheesecake bars! That's a mouth full isn't it? 😂 If you're looking for the perfect fall dessert to make this one's for you! A perfect dessert to serve at your Thanksgiving dinner or Thanksgiving potluck, easy to eat and a sure crowd-pleaser.
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This smooth, silky pumpkin cheesecake is made with the ginger snap cookie crust, extra cookies on the bottom, heavenly pumpkin cheesecake, and crunchy, caramelized sugar on top.
Prep Time: 6 hrs
Cook Time: 1 hr 25 min
Total Time: 7 hrs 25 mins
Author: Lyuba Brooke
Ingredients
Crust:
44 ginger snap cookies pulsed to crumbles (cookies I used were about 1 inch in diameter) That equaled to about 2 cups of cookie crumbs
1 tsp pumpkin spice extract
5 Tbsp. melted unsalted butter
20 ginger snap cookies broken up
Cheesecake:
32 oz cream cheese softened
½ cup sour cream
2 eggs
1 ¼ cup pumpkin puree
¾ cup white granulated sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 tsp pumpkin spice extract
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Topping:
1/3 cup super fine sugar
*You will need a culinary blow torch
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and grease a 9 inch springform pan. You will need a large roasting pan that’s bigger and longer than the springform pan. (I use the aluminum foil disposable ones). If you are not sure about your springform holding up in water, you can wrap the outside of the springform pan in heavy duty aluminum foil from bottom up to the sides. (I recommend wrapping the outside of the springform in foil before adding the crust and cheesecake batter.)
Crust:
Pulse about 44 ginger snaps in a food processor until all cookies are crumbled.
In a small mixing bowl, mix ginger snap crumbles, melted butter, and pumpkin spice extract until evenly incorporated.
Spread the crust mixture all over the bottom of the spring form and press it down.
Break up about 20 cookies into small chunks and spread them even over the crust.
Cheesecake:
In a bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese on medium-high speed until smooth and fluffy.
Scrape sides and bottom on the bowl, add sugar, and beat for another couple of minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Add pumpkin puree, pumpkin extract, and sour cream, and beat until incorporated. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Lower speed and add cinnamon and corn starch. Make sure that all ingredients are well combined. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and beat for a few more seconds, until all smooth.
Pour the cheesecake batter over the crushed cookies into the pan with the crust.
Place the roasting pan into the oven and place the cheesecake springform pan inside the roasting pan. Carefully add water to the roasting pan, about halfway up the side of the springform.
Bake for 80-85 minutes. Turn off the oven and open the oven door halfway. Let the cheesecake rest for about 10 minutes before taking it out. Take it out of the oven (out of the roasting pan and carefully take off the foil).
Let it rest for 20 minutes on the counter and then gently run a greased butter knife between the sides of the cheesecakes and the springform to carefully separate it. (You don't have to take the cheesecake out of the pan until ready to serve.)
Cool the cheesecake for an hour and then place it in the refrigerator. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or even overnight.
Topping:
Take the side of the spring form off the cheesecake.
Spread superfine sugar evenly over the top of the cheesecake, evenly.
Using a torch, melt the sugar to golden brown as it forms a crispy top. Let it stand for about 5 minutes before cutting and serving.