Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups (180g) Graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tbsp (42g) Unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tbsp (12g) Coconut sugar
- 0.5 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 0.25 tsp Salt
- 16 oz (450g) Low-fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 0.5 cup (125g) Plain Greek yogurt, strained
- 1 cup (245g) Pumpkin puree, moisture-reduced
- 0.5 cup (60g) Powdered Monkfruit sweetener
- 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste
- 1.5 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup (240ml) Heavy whipping cream, chilled
Instructions:
- Line an 8x8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides for easy removal.
- In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, coconut sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Spread 1 cup pumpkin puree on paper towels and press with more towels until the paper comes away damp but not soaked.
- In a large bowl, use an electric hand mixer to beat the softened low-fat cream cheese and powdered monkfruit sweetener until smooth and aerated.
- Add the dried pumpkin, strained Greek yogurt, vanilla bean paste, and pumpkin pie spice to the cream cheese mixture. Mix until fully incorporated.
- In a separate chilled bowl, whip the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the pumpkin cheesecake mixture using a rubber spatula until no white streaks remain.
- Spread the filling over the crust and smooth the top. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours to allow the fats to set and the structure to firm up before slicing into 15 bars.