Pumpkin Squares Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time55 Min
Ready In1 Hr 5 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings6
CuisineCourse
MethodSpeciality
VegetarianMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Bars & Brownies
 All-Purpose Flour - 1 3/4 cups
 Sugar - 1/3 cup, granulated
 Brown Sugar - 1/3 cup, packed
 Cold Butter - 1 cup, cut into small pieces
 Pumpkin1 Can (10oz)
 Milk - 1 14-oz. can (1 1/4 cups), sweetened condensed
 Eggs2 Small, slightly beaten
 Ground cinnamon2 Teaspoon
 Salt1/2 Teaspoon
 Allspice1/2 Teaspoon
 Pecans1/3 Cup (16 tbs), chopped

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

MAKING
2. In a bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
3. Further, add butter and use a pastry blender to blend until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4. Set aside 7 cups of this crumb mixture for later use.
5. On the bottom of an ungreased baking dish, press the leftover crumb mixture.
6. In a separate bowl, combine pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, cinnamon, salt and allspice.
7. Pour it in the baking dish over the layer of crust.
8. Add some pecans in the reserved crumb mixture.
9. Sprinkle pecan mixture over pumpkin mixture.
10. Bake in the oven for about 50-55 minutes.
11. Cool in pan on wire rack.

FINALIZING
12. Chill in refrigerator for about 2 hours.
13. For longer storage, cover it and chill in refrigerator.

SERVING
14. Serve whenever required.
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