Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Bars

Ingredients:

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 1.2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 stick of butter, melted

•  2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.  Lightly grease a 9 by 13 pan with non-stick cooking spray.  In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugars and butter.  Pour and press into the bottom of prepared pan.  Bake for 8 minutes on middle oven rack and set aside to cool.

In a medium bowl or in your stand mixer bowl, mix the cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla just until smooth.  Mix in the eggs one at a time, blending after each addition.  Set aside one cup of the mixture.  To the remaining mixture, mix in the 1/4 cup sugar, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.

Spread the pumpkin batter into the crust.  Drop the remaining plain batter by spoonfuls onto the top. Swirl with a knife to create a marbled effect.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until filling is just set (the middle will still jiggle a little bit).  Cool the bars in the pan and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours before serving. Cut into bars of desired size.

(recipe adapted from http://ellysaysopa.com/2009/12/07/marbled-pumpkin-cheesecake-bars/)