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Pumpkin Squares

Name: Pumpkin Squares
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 55 minutes
Yield: 12

If you enjoy pumpkin pie but are looking for a new way to experience one of fall’s favorite flavors, give this recipe a try. It’s not pie. It’s not cake. It’s simply delicious.

Prep

20 minutes

Cook

55 minutes

Servings

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Crust

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup rolled oats
½ cup brown sugar, packed
½ cup (1 stick) Challenge Butter

Filling

2 eggs
1 can (12 ounce) evaporated milk
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup brown sugar, packed
1 can (15 ounce) solid pack pumpkin
2 Tablespoons brandy (or substitute ½ teaspoon vanilla)
1½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon salt

Topping

½ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
½ cup brown sugar, packed
2 Tablespoons Challenge Butter
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour

Directions

Crust

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Combine crust ingredients cutting in butter with a pastry cutter or 2 knives. Mix until crumbly.
3

Press into a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes.

Filling

4

Mix together filling ingredients until well blended. Pour onto baked crust and bake for 20 minutes.

Topping

5

Combine topping ingredients using a pastry cutter to cut in butter. Sprinkle topping over pumpkin filling and bake an additional 20 minutes or until filling is set. Cool; cut into 3-inch squares. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream if desired.