Light and Tasty Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Name: Light and Tasty Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup land o' lakes stick light butter; 3 (8 ounce) packages fat free cream cheese; 1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 10 walnuts, halved

Submitted by CookinwithGas

"Found in the December/January issue 2008 of Taste of Home's Light & Tasty magazine...Placed here for safekeeping!"

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 20

ingredients

CRUST
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
¹⁄₄ cup land o' lakes stick light butter
FILLING
3 (8 ounce) packages fat free cream cheese
1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
³⁄₄ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
³⁄₄ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs, lightly beaten
10 walnuts, halved

directions

Preheat oven to 325°; spray PAM over the inside o a 13X9 pan.
Combine crust ingredients and press onto the bottom of the 13X9 pan; cover and chill NO less than 15 minute.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth; Beat in the canned pumpkin, the pie spice and vanilla.
Add eggs and beat on low speed until JUST combined; our over the chilled crust; Bake in the preheated oven for 35-45 minutes or until the center is ALMOST set.
Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour; then cover and chill for NO less than 8 hours or even overnight.
Cut into 20 bars, topping each with a walnut half before serving.