halloween recipe ghoul pumpkin cheesecake bars

Ghoulish pumpkin cheesecake squares

Little white chocolate and marshmallow ghouls sit atop these cheesecake bars, which are the ideal dessert or addition to a buffet table on Halloween.

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamUpdated: 23 September 2022

Jump to recipe

Kids and adults alike will love these Halloween themed cheesecake bars. White chocolate and marshmallow ghouls sit on top of plain and pumpkin flavoured cheesecake bars with an Oreo base. Truly spooky, but utterly delicious!

Hosting a Halloween party this year? Head here for our favourite recipes for spooky season.

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below

Yields:

16 serving(s)

Prep Time:

30 mins

Cook Time:

50 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 20 mins

Cal/Serv:

320

Ingredients

For the base

15 g
butter, melted, plus extra to grease
200 g
Oreo sandwich biscuits

For the cheesecake

700 g
full-fat cream cheese
150 g
caster sugar
2
medium eggs
2 tsp.
vanilla bean paste
300 g
cooked pumpkin purée, we used Libby’s

For the ghouls

16
white marshmallows
200 g
white chocolate, melted and cooled
Black writing icing, to decorate

Directions

1. Step 1Lightly grease and line a 20.5cm square tin with baking parchment. Whizz biscuits in a food processor until finely crushed (alternatively bash in a food bag with a rolling pin). Add melted butter and pulse/mix until combined. Line base of prepared tin with biscuit mixture and press firmly to level with the back of a spoon. Place in the freezer while you make the cheesecake mixture.
2. Step 2In a large bowl using a handheld electric whisk beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla, until just incorporated.
3. Step 3 Measure 1/2 the cheesecake mixture into a separate bowl, cover and chill. Spoon remaining mixture on to the biscuit base and smooth to level. Freeze for 1hr.
4. Step 4Preheat oven to 170°C (150°C fan) mark 3. Fold pumpkin purée through reserved cheesecake mixture. Spoon pumpkin mixture on top of the partially frozen cheesecake and smooth to level. Bake for 40min, or until just set. Remove from oven and leave to cool completely, then chill for at least 3hr (up to 24hr).
5. Step 5Carefully remove cheesecake from tin and transfer to a board, slice into 16 squares. To make the ghouls, place a marshmallow on each square and spoon 2tsp cooled melted white chocolate over each marshmallow. Leave for a few min to set, then use black writing icing to pipe eyes and a mouth on each one. Serve.