Name: Gooey Pumpkin Bars with Praline Topping
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 package white or yellow cake mix - take out 1/2 cup for filling and 1/2 cup for topping, use the rest here; 1 egg; 6 Tablespoon butter, melted; 15 oz can pumpkin puree; 3 eggs; 5 oz can evaporated milk; 1/2 cup cake mix (from the 1 box listed above); 1/3 cup rolled oats; 1/2 cup cake mix (from the 1 box listed above); 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 6 Tablespoon butter, cold, cubed; 1 cup pecans, chopped small

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If you follow me on Facebook, you know recently I’ve been talking about pumpkins. If you don’t follow me, {you should 😉 } I’ll catch you up real quick. I never liked pumpkin. Well, I said I didn’t like pumpkin even though I knew I’d never tried it. I just don’t like the way it looks. I know, right? What did pumpkin ever do to me?! I was planning my Fall blog schedule one Saturday and wanted to include some pumpkin recipes since I didn’t have any on the blog. I created this recipe for Gooey Pumpkin Bars with Praline Topping. To be honest, I intended to make a little different dessert but it changed as I went along. My creations tend to do that sometimes. Sometimes, what works perfectly in my head doesn’t in real life. An-y–who… This is what it turned out to be and it smelled so good cooking that I had to try it when it was done. Well, whatta ya know!!! Turns out I do like pumpkin! It was real-ly good!!! I mean, why didn’t someone tell me it tastes like sweet potatoes?? I live in the Sweet Potato Capital of the world!! I can do sweet potatoes!

Gooey Pumpkin Bars with Praline Topping

Prep 15 mins

Cook 30 mins

Total 45 mins

Author Paula

Ingredients

Crust

1 package white or yellow cake mix - take out 1/2 cup for filling and 1/2 cup for topping, use the rest here
1 egg
6 Tablespoon butter, melted

Filling

15 oz can pumpkin puree
3 eggs
5 oz can evaporated milk
1/2 cup cake mix (from the 1 box listed above)

Topping

1/3 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup cake mix (from the 1 box listed above)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 Tablespoon butter, cold, cubed
1 cup pecans, chopped small

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 inch pan with heavy foil sprayed with non-stick spray.
Combine crust ingredients 6 T melted butter, cake mix (see above) and 1 egg. Mixture wil be thick and the consistancy of cookie dough. Press into prepared pan.
Combine pumpkin, 3 eggs, 1/2 c cake mix, and 5 oz can evaporated milk mix until smooth. Pour over crust.
Combine praline topping: 1/3 c oats, 1/2 c cake mix, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 6 T butter and 1 c pecans. Sprinkle this over pumpkin filling in cake pan.
Bake at 350 degrees 30 to 35 minutes or until center is set. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
Refrigerate to store.