Pumpkin Pie Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; position oven rack in the middle of oven; spray a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• 2 reserve ½ cup cake mix.
• 3 in a big bowl, add the remaining cake mix, oil, and 1 egg; blend 1-2 minutes with an electric mixer on low speed until well blended and crumbly; stir in the pecans.
• 4 press mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
• 5 add condensed milk, pumpkin, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, 3 eggs, and ½ cup reserved cake mix in the same large bowl (no need to clean).
• 6 blend 1-2 minutes with electric mixer set on medium speed until well blended.
• 7 pour over crust.
• 8 bake 40-45 minutes or until filling is just set; transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
• 9 cut into bars and serve.