Pumpkin Pecan Bars

It’s time to welcome Fall with this delightful Pumpkin Pecan Bars Recipe. A perfect dessert for your autumn gatherings, this recipe combines a buttery shortbread base with a creamy pumpkin pie filling and a crunchy pecan-oatmeal crumble topping. It’s a heartwarming dessert packed with seasonal flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon, and brown sugar.

Looking for a crowd-pleasing fall dessert? Look no further! Pumpkin pecan bars are the perfect balance of pumpkin and spice. Fall is Here!

These Pumpkin Pecan Squares with a Shortbread Crust are delightful fall dessert that combines a buttery shortbread base, a creamy pumpkin pie filling, and a crunchy pecan-oatmeal crumble topping. Perfect for autumn gatherings, the recipe

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As soon as Labor Day is over, I am all in for Fall.   Not only do we love the cooler weather but also the excitement of the coming holidays, football season, and a brand new school year.   And it’s all about change and a time for all those Fall smells to engulf our home.  You know the ones, the smells of pumpkins, apples, caramel, popcorn balls, and roasted nuts.

I’m jumping right in with this dessert square recipe to bring you just a couple of those fall flavors.   And these Pumpkin pie squares with shortbread crust are topped with a crumble of oatmeal, pecans and brown sugar.   Ok, everyone, LIGHT THOSE OVENS!!!   Because It’s FALL YA”LL!

How to make these dessert squares:

Make the shortbread crust:

• Mix flour, ½ cup of oatmeal and butter as for pie crust and press into ungreased 9 X 13-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes

Make the Filling

• Combine the pure pumpkin, 3/4 cup sugar, pumpkin pie spice, eggs, salt and evaporated milk and beat well.
• Pour on top of crust and bake for 30 minutes

Make the Topping

• Mix the pecans, brown sugar, ½ cup of quick oatmeal and 1 teaspoon vanilla and sprinkle over the filling
• Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes until set, remove and allow to cool before cutting into squares.

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Pumpkin Pecan Bars

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This is a layered dessert square recipe with a shortbread cookie layer, pumpkin pie, and pecan topping

Evelyn Osborn

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

cooling time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 35 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 434 kcal

Equipment

• Mixing Bowls
• 9 X 13 Baking Dish

Ingredients

  

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For the Crust

• 1 cup flour
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup quick oatmeal
• ½ cup butter

For the Filling

• 1 15 oz can pure pumpkin
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 2 eggs
• 1 12 oz can evaporated milk

For the Topping

• ¾ cup pecans chopped
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup quick oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

 

Making the Crust

• Mix flour, 1/2 cup of oatmeal and butter as for pie crust and press into ungreased 9 X 13-inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes

Make the Filling

• Combine the pure pumpkin, 3/4 cup sugar, pumpkin pie spice, eggs, salt and evaporated milk and beat well
• Pour onto crust and bake for 30 minutes

Make the Topping

• Mix the pecans, brown sugar, 1/2 cup of quick oatmeal and 1 teaspoon vanilla and sprinkle over the filling
• Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes until set, remove and allow to cool before cutting into squares

Nutrition

Calories: 434kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 5gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 122mgPotassium: 106mgFiber: 2gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 433IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Dessert square recipe, Pumpkin Pecan Bars, Pumpkin Pie Squares with a Shortbread Crust

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