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Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie Bars

November 26, 2018 By Cynthia Ferich

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Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie Bars

October through December, with November being the heavy-hitter month for pumpkin, it surely is a seasonal 'fruit'. Yes, fruit, with all of its seeds, which we all know are great for toasting!

I wanted to try something a little different this year other than the traditional pumpkin pie. I needed to bake one gluten-free pie, so to make things a little easier on myself and to test a new recipe, I thought I would share this one with you, too. I was thinking something between a cheesecake and a pumpkin pie, or a slab pie. What I came up with was a gluten free pumpkin cheesecake bar pie. Baked in a 9 x 13 inch-pan, it's a little lighter and creamier than pumpkin pie with all of the great spice flavor.

As for the crust, instead of preparing a traditional GF crust, I found gluten-free ginger cookies at Trader Joe's, which worked out great! With all of the sugar & spice in the cookies, I was able to scale back in the filling. Not to mention, it was a super-easy alternative. Just process the cookies in a food processor to create the fine crumbs. If you don't have a food processor, place the cookies (do 1/3 at a time) in a zipper bag, zip out all air, and crush with a rolling pin until finely crushed.

Gluten-free cooking and baking has become so much easier these days with products much more readily available. I can tell you that they liked it - it's ALL gone 🙂 

Cuisine American
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Author Cynthia Ferich

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pumpkin
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 16 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • dash salt

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients together and mix with an electric mixer until well-combined. Pour into prepared gluten-free crust and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 45 minutes until set.

    Note: Bake with a pan of water on the lower rack, below the cheesecake, to create a 'water bath' for a creamier cheesecake.

Crust: 1 - 7.2 oz. package of Trader Joe's Crispy Crunchy Gluten Free Ginger Cookies

  1. Follow previous instructions on crushing cookies into crumbs. 

    Combine crumbs with 1/2 stick (4 Tablespoons) melted butter, until well- combined. 

    Press into a 9 x 13-inch pan and bake for 5 minutes. Cool.

    Pour filling and follow baking directions.

    Remove from oven when baked and cool completely.

Recipe Notes

Serve with whipped cream.

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