Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars With Vanilla Wafer Crust

"These pumpkin cheesecake bars have four distinct layers: a vanilla wafer crust, a plain cheesecake base, a spiced pumpkin cheesecake layer on top of that, and a cinnamon-ginger streusel over the whole thing. No springform pan, no water bath, just a 9×13 pan and a few steps of patience while each layer sets. If you’ve been intimidated by layered cheesecake, this one breaks it down so nothing’s a guess. Most pumpkin cheesecake recipes ask you to swirl the plain and pumpkin batters together, and you end up with a pretty marbled top and not much else. This one keeps all four layers, crust, plain cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake, and streusel, completely distinct, and the trick is timing."

Preparation Time25 min

Cooking Time30 min