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Pumpkin Spice Dessert Bars

Enjoy these dessert squares two ways -- first savor the aroma as it bakes, then delight in its sweet and spicy flavors as you eat it.

Ingredients:
1 cup Original Bisquick mix
1/2 cup quick cooking oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine (firm)
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
2 eggs
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine (firm)
Spiced Whipped Cream (below)

Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix Bisquick, oats, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter until crumbly. Press in ungreased rectanglar pan, 13x9x2 inches. Bake 10 minutes; cool slightly.

Beat pumpkin, milk, eggs, granulated sugar, salt and pie spice; pour over baked layer. Bake 20 minutes. Mix pecans, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 2 tablespoons butter until crumbly; sprinkle over pumpkin filling.

Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until filling is set. Cool completely. Serve with Spiced Whipped Cream. Refrigerate any remaining dessert.

Recipe makes 12 servings

Spiced Whipped Cream
1 cup whipping (heavy) cream
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Beat whipping cream in chilled small bowl on high speed until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar, orange peel and cinnamon until stiff peaks form.

1 Serving: Calories 375 (Calories from Fat 170), Fat 19g (Saturated 7g), Cholesterol 60mg; Sodium 400mg, Potassium 300mg, Carbohydrate 47g (Dietary Fiber 2g), Protein 6g

See also on Belly Bytes:
Pumpkin Muffins
Golden Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Ring
Pumpkin Chiffon Torte
Pumpkin Granola Gorp
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread
Pumpkin Apple Bread

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