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Cafe's Pecan Pumpkin Pie Recipe

About ten years ago, a gal gave me a bar cookie recipe and told me not to be put off by the cake mix in the ingredients. I tried it and liked the taste. The next time, I made it into a pie gussied up with a caramel sauce and whipped cream.—Nila Towler, Baird, Texas

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Cafe's Pecan Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Yield: 20 Servings

20 50 70

Ingredients

1 can (30 ounces) pumpkin pie filling
1 cup sugar
1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
3 eggs
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
CARAMEL SAUCE:
1 cup butter, cubed
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
TOPPING:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Line two 9-in. pie plates with waxed paper or parchment paper; coat the paper with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar and milk. Beat in eggs, cinnamon and salt. Pour into prepared pans. Sprinkle with dry cake mix. Drizzle with butter. Sprinkle with pecans; press down lightly. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2 hours on wire racks. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Invert pies onto serving plates; remove waxed paper. Chill.
In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add brown sugar and cream; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. For topping, in a bowl, beat cream until foamy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
Cut the pie into slices; drizzle with caramel sauce and dollop with topping. Yield: 2 pies (10 servings each).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 646 calories, 42 g fat (22 g saturated fat), 132 mg cholesterol, 502 mg sodium, 66 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Cafe's Pecan Pumpkin Pie in Taste of Home October/November 2001, p51