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
Cook
Total
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.
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These would be perfect for a November Tailgating event!!
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Love that these start with a cake mix! See I love pumpkin, it’s the sweet potatoes I need to learn to like!
They taste so similar to me, Tanya. I love a recipe that starts with cake mix… or bacon
Paula those look so good and easy enough that I think I can handle making them! Yay for fall recipes!
Thank you Danni! Yes, they were so easy. I love any recipe that starts w/ cakemix!
Paula, how yummy do these look and sound? 🙂 It’s going to be fun to see all of the great pumpkin recipes for Julie’s birthday! Pinning of course! Have a great Tuesday!
Thank you Cindy! Yes, there are a lot of great recipes, love this! Thanks for sharing!
I know this is good! I have been experimenting with cake mix and sweetened condensed milk recipes lately so I can imagine how good yours is! That praline topping really sold me, can’t wait to try this!
Thanks Jenna, it turned out to be something completely different that what I started out making, but I liked the way it turned out.
Ohhhh.. this looks delicious Paula. Especially with the praline topping, I bet that is just divine. Loving on the pumpkin recipes for Julie’s birthday! Pinning!
Me too! I’m finding too many to try!
I am swooning over here, Paula! I love pumpkin already, but adding pecan pralines in the mix is over-the-top good! Love this one!
I wrote a comment earlier, but now I don’t see it. Sorry if I’m repeating myself! This looks SO good. I already love pumpkin, and adding pecan pralines is over-the-top, Paula! What an awesome recipe 🙂
Paula,
I was googling and found your website looking for pumpkin recipes. This looks soooo good, but I’m a tad bit confused. We only use 1 box of cake mix, right? I’m wanting to make this for our home group Sunday. Thanks, I am going to be a regular!
Yes, 1 box, you take out 1/2 c for the filling and 1/2 c for the topping. It should not be listed twice, I’m about to correct that, thanks for pointing that mistake out.
Oooo Praline and Pumpkin?? Nice combo 😉
Thanks so much! I was pleased with them, although they started out being something totally different :/ Thanks for stopping by
these look delicious!
What a nice way to celebrate Julie’s birthday — these look absolutely incredible, Paula! I’m pinning this on my Fall board for future reference. Yum!
Don’t they look good and all so very different. Thanks for pinning and visiting!
Pumpkina and pralines, sign me up Paula!
Looks great Paula! Would love a piece now along with my coffee! Pinned!
There are so many pumpkin recipes I’d like to make. I should just make a few a week all throughout the fall. Definitely putting these on the list, Paula. You girls are so clever: what a great way to celebrate Julie’s birthday!
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Thank you Shana! It was a fun party and I didn’t even have to get dressed up!
This would be a unique dessert to serve at Thanksgiving- thanks for sharing!
Thanks, it was realy good. Just visited your site and love it!
Oh, how I LOVE praline!!! These look amazingly great.
Thanks for sharing them on my blog hop.
Guess what? This post is “Editor’s Pick” on the upcoming hop.
Stop by 🙂
oh wow!! Thanks so much, Sinea!!
Paula this is fab! Thanks for sharing at Wednesday Whatsits!
These look fantastic, Paula!! Thanks for linking up at the Spooktacular Halloween Round Up!
OMG these sound divine! I found you on the Inspiration Monday link up. If you’d like, I’d love for you to come over to Angels Homestead for my Saturday Spotlight link party! Hope to see you there!
April
Yum! This recipe looks delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Angie, let me know if you make it.