Grandma's Pumpkin Pie Dessert Squares

You guys know I have a thing for pumpkin. But nothing can satisfy my pumpkin cravings like my Grandma’s Pumpkin Pie Dessert Squares aka my family’s VERY favorite dessert. Seriously so yum!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 5

Servings squares

Calories 158

Author Kim

Ingredients

For the crust:

1 box Immaculate Yellow Cake Scratch Mix (any yellow cake mix will work) 1 cup reserved
1 egg
½ cup Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks, melted (any butter will work)

For the filling:

15 oz pumpkin pie mix (this is not the same as canned pumpkin purée)
15 oz pumpkin purée (or use 30 ounce can of pumpkin pie mix)
2 eggs
⅔ cups dairy-free milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but any milk will work)

For the topping:

1 cup reserved cake mix
¼ cup Swerve All Natural Sweetener (the original recipe uses 1/4 cup sugar)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks, melted (any butter will work)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the ingredients for the crust and press into the bottom of the pan.
Use the same bowl to combine the ingredients for the filling and pour over the crust.
Rinse the mixing bowl and combine the ingredients for the topping. Sprinkle topping over filling.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 to 50 minutes.
Allow dessert squares to cool for about 20 minutes and then chill in the fridge (at least 3-4 hours) before serving.
Bars will be tasty at room temperature, but are best served COLD with a whipped topping. You can use Cool Whip or Redi-Whip, but to keep bars more nutritious use whipped coconut cream, So Delicious Dairy Free Cocowhip or Truwhip.

Notes

*This version uses ingredients to make the dessert healthier. You can find the original dessert square recipe here.
**To make this recipe gluten-free, try a gluten-free yellow cake mix.
***Feel free to use a different variety of butter, pumpkin pie mix, milk, sugar and cake mix. For this recipe, I listed the products I used for a healthier dessert.

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