Pumpkin Bars

 

Holiday/Special Occasions

 

“A quick and easy pumpkin dessert for your Thanksgiving buffet.”

 

1   15-ounce can pumpkin

1   12-ounce can evaporated milk

3   medium eggs

1   cup granulated sugar

2   teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

2   cups chopped pecans

1   l8.25-ounce package moist deluxe yellow cake mix

¾ cup butter, melted

 

Preheat oven to 350-degrees.  Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice for 3 minutes.  Pour into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.  Sprinkle pecans over pumpkin mixture and dry cake mix over pecans.  Drizzle melted butter over top of cake mix.  Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  After cooling on wire rack, cut into serving bars.  Cover and store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Yield:  12-l8 bars.

 

Carolyn Hardimon, M. S.     Home Economist