gluten-free pumpkin cheese cake bars
I made this recipe for my Wednesday night games group, and it was a hit! Just as delicious as cheese cake, but a much smaller recipe. Lucky me! We were gifted with a beautiful pie pumpkin from one of our fellow gardeners. I cooked and froze the pumpkin meat in one cup portions, vacuum sealed to last all season. I have made this with gluten-free graham cracker crumbs, or with gluten-free ginger snap crumbs, and the ginger snap version is the winner. Ingredients: Crust: 1 1/2 cups gluten free graham cracker crumbs or gluten free ginger snap cookie crumbs 2 tbsp butter melted Filling: 2x 8 oz packages lactose free cream-cheese softened at room temperature 1 cup white sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 2 large eggs 1 cup pumpkin puree 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp alspice Crumb topping: 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup gluten free flour 2 tbsp butter softened 1/2 cup rolled oats 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ginger 1/4 tsp cloves Instructions:...
