Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bars
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This easy recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bars are creamy, decadent, and perfect for any fall gathering! What an amazing fall cheesecake dessert to share with family, friends, at parties and the holidays.
Bring these Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bars to the yard and everyone will be begging for more, like these Jumbo Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe, these Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Bars and these Ultimate Pumpkin Bars!
Why We Love This Fancy Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Look at these “I’m so Fancy” Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bars. These pumpkin cheesecake bars do look real fancy, with that chocolate swirl and Oreo crust for the perfect fall cheesecake dessert!
They combine the comforting flavors of pumpkin and warm fall spices with the indulgence of chocolate and cheesecake, creating a delightful balance of flavors for any occasion.
Pumpkin and Chocolate Together is like Whoa!
However, chocolate never goes out of style for any season! But it’s pretty obvious, pumpkin is completely one of the main dessert ideas for the fall and winter holidays.
Chocolate and pumpkin is highly underrated, in my opinion. If you’ve never tried pumpkin and chocolate together in a cheesecake type dessert, give it a go!
Ingredients You Need
For the Crust
- Oreo cookies, I used Oreo Thins, crushed
- sugar
- unsalted butter, melted
Pumpkin and Chocolate Cheesecake Filling
- cream cheese
- sugar
- canned pumpkin puree
- eggs
- all-purpose flour
- pumpkin-pie spice
- salt
- semisweet chocolate chips
How to Make Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch or 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. Set aside.
Making the Crust
- Blend crushed cookies with sugar, then add in melted butter and mix well (Approx. 1 cup of mixture.)
- Transfer crumb mixture to prepared pan, and press gently into bottom. Bake until slightly firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling
- Using mixer, mix softened cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, pumpkin puree, eggs, flour, pumpkin-pie spice, and salt and process until combined. Set aside.
Chocolate Swirl
- Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each, until melted. Add 1 cup of the pumpkin cheesecake mixture and combine and stir until well incorporated. Set aside.
- Pour remaining pumpkin mixture into prepared pan.
- Dollop drops of the chocolate mixture onto pumpkin mixture and swirl with a butter knife.
Baking
- Bake until cheesecake is set but jiggles slightly when gently shaken, 35-45 for 9-inch pan, 40 to 50 minutes for 8-inch pan. Cool in pan.
- Cover and chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
- Take cheesecake out of pan with sides of tin-foil for easy removal and with a knife dipped in water, cut into 16 squares. Serve.
Try your hand at making these scrumptious Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bars today and impress your friends and family with your skills!
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Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 26 chocolate oreo cookies I used Oreo Thins, crushed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3-4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
Pumpkin and Chocolate Cheesecake Filling
- 12 ounces packages bar cream cheese
- ½ cup sugar
- ¾ cup canned pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs
- ½ tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch or 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. Set aside.
- Blend crushed cookies with sugar, then add in melted butter and mix well (Approx. 1 cup of mixture.)
- Transfer crumb mixture to prepared pan, and press gently into bottom. Bake until slightly firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Using mixer, mix softened cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, pumpkin puree, eggs, flour, pumpkin-pie spice, and salt and process until combined. Set aside.
- Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each, until melted. Add 1 cup of the pumpkin cheesecake mixture and combine and stir until well incorporated. Set aside.
- Pour remaining pumpkin mixture into prepared pan.
- Dollop drops of the chocolate mixture onto pumpkin mixture and swirl with a butter knife.
- Bake until cheesecake is set but jiggles slightly when gently shaken, 35-45 for 9-inch pan, 40 to 50 minutes for 8-inch pan. Cool in pan.
- Cover and chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
- Take cheesecake out of pan with sides of tin-foil for easy removal and with a knife dipped in water, cut into 16 squares. Serve.
Thank you Joanne! Chocolate swirls are always acceptable, right? 🙂
These look delicious and love the chocolate swirls!
I hope you enjoy them Natasha! Thanks so much for stopping by!
I tried pumpkin for the first tie a few weeks ago in a cheesecake and it was delicious! will be trying these out
Thank you so much Stephanie. LOL..funny you said that, that is what I think of too. 🙂
Thank you Teresa! 😉
Two of my favorite flavors. Looks heavenly.
These look DELICIOUS!! I’m completely with you on the butterscotch, I haven’t found any great chips either 🙁 Though talking about butterscotch makes me want a butterscotch sundae from DQ!!