Skip the pumpkin pie this year and go for these Pumpkin Pie Bars that are so much easier to make and to eat! An easy oat crust is topped with a creamy pumpkin filling and a sugary topping to take them over the top.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 55 minutesminutes
Total Time 3 hourshours
Servings 24servings
Calories 166kcal
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
Crust
1cupall-purpose flour
1/2cupold fashioned oats
1/2cuppacked brown sugar
1/2cupbutter
Pumpkin Filling
1can15 oz pumpkin puree (can be store bought or homemade)
1can12 oz evaporated milk
2eggs
3/4cupsugar
1teaspoonground cinnamon
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspoonginger
1/4teaspooncloves
Topping
1/2cuppacked brown sugar
2tablespoonsbutter
1/2cuppecan halvesfinely chopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Combine the flour, oats, and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Cut in the butter using a fork or pastry cutter until the mixture looks like coarse meal. I like to put it all in my stand mixer and let it mix for a minute or two until it is completely combined and it looks crumbly. Press the mixture into an ungreased 9x13-inch baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves and mix until blended completely. When the crust is done, pour the filling mixture over the crust and continue to bake for 20 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and butter. Use a fork to cut the butter into the sugar. It won’t turn into coarse crumbs like it did in for the crust, but the brown sugar will start to appear to be really moist and soft. Stir in the pecans. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the filling. Return the pan to the oven and bake an additional 20 minutes, or until the filling is just set. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
Refrigerate until completely cooled. Once cool, cut into squares.
Notes
adapted from my aunt Debbie via a family cookbookNutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guideline.