
Yields:
12
Total Time:
2 hrs
What is a pumpkin dream bar? A creamy, custardy, cheesecake-like pumpkin dessert everyone will swoon over. For this recipe, we used crushed Cherrios for the crust to accommodate our gluten-free friends. But feel free to sub in graham crackers or Nilla Wafers if you prefer.
Editor's Note: This recipe was edited for clarification on November 24, 2020.
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Ingredients
Crust
Cooking spray, for pan
- 2 1/2 cups
Gluten Free Honey Nut Cheerios cereal
- 3 Tbsp.
granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup
butter, melted
Pinch kosher salt
Filling
- 2
eggs
- 1/2 cup
packed brown sugar
- 1
(15-oz.) can pumpkin
- 1
(12-oz.) can evaporated milk
- 1 tsp.
ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp.
ground ginger
- 1 tsp.
pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp.
kosher salt
Powdered sugar, for dusting
Directions
- Step 1Make crust: Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9”-x-9” square baking pan.
- Step 2Add cereal to a large resealable plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush the cereal into fine crumbs. (Alternatively, pulse the cereal into fine crumbs with a food processor.)
- Step 3In a large bowl, combine Cheerios crumbs, melted butter, sugar, and salt and stir until combined. Press crumb mixture into the bottom of the greased baking pan.
- Step 4Bake until beginning to turn golden, about 7 to 8 minutes. Let cool while you make filling.
- Step 5Turn the oven temperature up to 425°.
- Step 6Make filling. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat all filling ingredients together until smooth. (The mixture will be quite loose!)
- Step 7 Pour filling over baked crust and bake at 425° for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350°.
- Step 8Bake at 350° for about 35 minutes longer or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool to room temperature then refrigerate until chilled.
- Step 9Sift powdered sugar over sliced squares before serving.
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