Pumpkin-Caramel Cream Cheese Dessert

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2: Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and 1/2 cup sugar together. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 x11 glass baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool.

Step 3: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Slowly add in 2 cups heavy cream and beat until stiff peaks form.

Step 4: In another medium bowl, beat milk, pudding mix, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice until well-mixed and thick.

Step 5: Finally, in small mixing bowl, beat remaining heavy cream with powdered sugar until it forms soft peaks.

Step 6: TO ASSEMBLE*

Step 7: Pour 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture over the graham crust, then top with 1/3 of the pumpkin mixture. Drizzle 2 tbsps. caramel sauce on the pumpkin. Repeat two more times. Before the final drizzle of caramel, top the last pumpkin layer with whipped cream, then finish with a final drizzle of caramel.

Step 8: Refrigerate 4 or more hours before serving