You totally doubted me, didn’t you? You all thought I’d renege on my promise to post again so quickly!
As an inspiration for my recent pumpkin fixation, I have to show you this video. Although it’s intended for Halloween, it’s still fitting for Thanksgiving, and holy hell it is HILARIOUS. We get to slicey dice, to makea da poompkin gooch!
This is going to be a quick post because I’ve got lots to do to get ready for the holiday, as I’m sure everyone reading this does. This is a super quick, super easy, and super delicious last-minute addition to any meal, Thanksgiving or not.
Pumpkin Pie Crunch Bars (adapted from Duncan Hines)
What You’ll Need
- 1 pkg yellow cake mix
- 1 16 oz can solid pack pumpkin
- 1 12 oz can fat free evaporated milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups Splenda (or sugar)
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ½ tsp salt
Preheat your oven to 350°F, and grease a 9x12 pan with cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin, milk, eggs, Splenda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
Blend well with a fork or whisk until the mixture is smooth, then transfer into the baking pan.
Cover the surface of the pumpkin mixture with the yellow cake mix so that no pumpkin is visible and the cake mix is in an even layer. Next, scatter the chopped nuts over the cake mix.
Drizzle the melted butter over the surface of the cake mix.
Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until the surface is golden brown and the cake mix has slightly puffed.
Let this cool until it is just warm, and serve plain or with whipped cream.
This is, essentially, a delicious, non-fruity version of a dump cake. This is almost an upside-down pumpkin pie, and I love the way the nuts add a nice bit of crunch to the overall soft texture. As much as I love pumpkin pie, I love that this takes only 10 minutes to put together but ends up tasting just as great!
And with that, I’m signing off until after the holiday. On Thursday, while in the midst of your food comas, please remember that Thanksgiving is truly about how lucky we all are to have friends, family and loved ones by our side, and a bounty of food to share and enjoy. Now go eat your hearts out!
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