PUMPKIN PIE SQUARES

chocolate moose

Wed, Jan 03 2007, 10:51 am

PUMPKIN PIE SQUARES
You can use this as a kugel or a dessert.

Crust
1 box cake mix, yellow, spice, or gingerbread
1 stick melted margarine
1 egg

Filling
3 cup pumpkin pie mix, canned (the 1 lb., 14 oz size) - see below for substitute
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk or substitute

Topping
1 cup reserved cake mix
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 stick margarine
1 tsp cinnamon

• Grease bottom of 9 by 13 pan.
• Reserve the cup of dry cake mix for later.
• Combine the remaining cake mix, margarine and the egg. Press into pan.
• Prepare filling by mixing the pumpkin, 2 eggs, and your liquid and blend until smooth. Pour over crust.
• Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over filling layer. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, or until your knife comes out clean.

Good cold by itself, or with ice cream for dessert (vanilla or butter pecan).

(You could probably even skip the topping layer if you were short on time, and just use the whole cake mix for the crust.)

If you can't find the cannned pumpkin pie mix, you can use two cans of 15 oz pumpkin. Make crust the same way and then . . .

Add add 2 eggs, 1 tsp EACH of ground nutmeg (we prefer ginger) and cinnamon, 1/2 cup sugar, 2/3 cup nondairy creamer or soymilk.

Make your topping the same way and bake at 350 for 55 minutes. Makes 18 servings.

Last edited by chocolate moose on Fri, Feb 16 2007, 10:38 am; edited 1 time in total

shininglight

Wed, Jan 03 2007, 12:32 pm

Yum, looks good! Thanks!

chocolate moose

Wed, Jan 03 2007, 1:43 pm

Enjoy it and let me know !

purplegirl

Thu, Jan 25 2007, 7:23 am

This looks goooood...

Can I substitute:
the dry ingredients from an ordinary cake recipe for the cake mix?
cooked pumpkin and spices for the pumpkin pie mix can?
brussel sprouts for pumpkin? JOKE!

Yum! Mr. Green

faigie

Thu, Jan 25 2007, 8:10 am

im gonna sub cooked sweet potato......maybe add in some pineapple

chocolate moose

Thu, Jan 25 2007, 9:37 am

Let me know how it goes!

chocolate moose

Fri, Feb 16 2007, 10:38 am

I couldn't find the big canned mix OR my recipe so I hunted around for some help; see my original post for helpful changes.

chocolate moose

Thu, Nov 15 2007, 3:26 pm

bump

Newsie

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 3:43 am

Has anyone made it? CM, have you made this recipe or are you just posting- it looks really good. Any reviews?

loveit

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 4:10 am

sounds so good, I can't wait to try it!

chocolate moose

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 10:48 am

Newsie wrote:

Has anyone made it? CM, have you made this recipe or are you just posting- it looks really good. Any reviews?

are you joking?

Clarissa

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 10:50 am

I'm assuming this is posted in the Kugel and Side Dish section by mistake, right? It's a dessert?

MiracleMama

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 10:55 am

Clarissa wrote:

I'm assuming this is posted in the Kugel and Side Dish section by mistake, right? It's a dessert?

The original post says that it can be used as a kugel OR a dessert.

CM, this recipe sounds delish! Thanks for posting.

Clarissa

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 11:01 am

Cake mix and sugar in a kugel? Sounds pretty sweet. My kid would like that, which is why I'd never do it. But as a dessert, it sounds tasty, like a pumpkin cake.

MiracleMama

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 11:06 am

Clarissa wrote:

Cake mix and sugar in a kugel? Sounds pretty sweet. My kid would like that, which is why I'd never do it. But as a dessert, it sounds tasty, like a pumpkin cake.

I agree it sounds more dessert-like. But I've been served many kinds of kugels during meals that tasted like dessert to me, so I guess it's not that weird. I never mind having dessert in the middle of a meal! Very Happy

(Could be the reason I can't lose any weight, lol!)

chocolate moose

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 11:42 am

tell everyone you're Hungarian.

Clarissa

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 12:28 pm

I'm part Hungarian. Are you saying this can be my new excuse for my sugar addiction?

DefyGravity

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 12:34 pm

This sounds really good. I have all the ingredients. . . maybe if I ever get around to having guests over for a Shabbos meal I'll make this for dessert.

shayna82

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 12:40 pm

uch I would soo make this if not for the cake mix

Clarissa

Wed, Dec 19 2007, 12:48 pm

shayna82 wrote:

uch I would soo make this if not for the cake mix

I'm an avid baker, generally bake from scratch, but once in a great while I find it convenient to use a mix for something. And I like recipes that are doctored cake mixes, to make them more interesting and less chemical-tasting.