Great Pumpkin Dessert

Name: Great Pumpkin Dessert
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 16 servings.
Ingredients: 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin; 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk; 3 large eggs; 1 cup Sugar In The Raw; 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size); 3/4 cup butter, melted; 1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts; Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

Canned pumpkin and cake mix make these bars an effortless alternative to pumpkin pie. It's a tried-and-true dessert that always brings big smiles. —Linda Guyot, Fountain Valley, California

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Ingredients

1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
3 large eggs
1 cup Sugar In The Raw
4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
3/4 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts
Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

Directions

In a large bowl, beat first five ingredients until smooth.
Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cake mix and drizzle with butter. Top with walnuts.
Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Test Kitchen Tips

If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, you can substitute 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves or allspice.

Unless otherwise specified, Taste of Home recipes are tested with lightly salted butter. Unsalted, or sweet, butter is sometimes used to achieve a buttery flavor, such as in shortbread cookies or buttercream frosting. In these recipes, added salt would detract from the buttery taste desired.

Check out 45 more canned pumpkin recipes.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 385 calories, 21g fat (8g saturated fat), 70mg cholesterol, 326mg sodium, 44g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 3g fiber), 8g protein.

Originally published as Great Pumpkin Dessert in Quick Cooking September/October 1999

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anja

Oct 11, 2019

eassy and so yummy
CookinLovin

Oct 5, 2019

I make a very similar cake, but I use Spice Cake Mix vs Yellow and because my family doesn't care for nuts in cake, I use golden raisins vs the chopped walnuts. I also make a glaze from powdered sugar, milk, melted butter, vanilla and cinnamon to drizzle on the cooled cake. YUM!
PCAnn

Jan 20, 2019

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sholstein44

Dec 31, 2018

This was a big hit, only used 1/2 cup of sugar
julesinmd

Nov 12, 2018

I made this recipe for the first time and was a little disappointed in the results. I followed the directions as given in the recipe. It was just too sweet for my taste.
rena 55

Oct 23, 2018

Tasty treat for fall! Love the ease of this dessert! Top with whipped cream or ice cream to elevate it!! Mmmmm good!
Saesha

Oct 22, 2018

Everytime I pull up this recipe it only shows me three ingredients. What are the last 2 ingredients. I would like to make this sometime. Thanks.
cookie20

Oct 11, 2018

I agree that the pumpkin mixture needs a dash of salt. I used a spice cake mix.
TNbluffbaker

Jul 28, 2018

A nice change of pace from pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. The cake mix makes it super simple to make.
mcpackerfan

Mar 3, 2018

I have made this recipe several times. Foolproof, guest approved. It even made last years Thanksgiving table.

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