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pumpkin pecan dessert in jar

Pumpkin Pecan Dessert

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pumpkin pecan
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Cool: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 209kcal
This dessert is so simple to make, and everyone (even your non-pumpkin-pie-eating friends) love it! 
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Ingredients

  • 15 oz pumpkin 1 can
  • 12 oz evaporated milk 1 can
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice or 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 box cake mix white or yellow cake
  • 1 1/2 cups pecans chopped
  • 3/4 cup butter melted
  • whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350*F
  • In a large bowl add the first 5 ingredients, and whisk together until fully combined.

If you’re making one 9″ x 13″ dish of dessert….

  • Spray dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Pour pumpkin mixture into 9″ x 13″ dish.
  • Sprinkle cake mix (dry) onto of pumpkin layer.
  • Then sprinkle chopped pecans all over.
  • Pour melted butter over top.
  • Bake 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, and dessert is a nice golden brown.
  • Cool at least 30 minutes before serving.

If you’re making this dessert in jars….

  • Lightly spray 12, wide mouth 1/2 pint jars with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Use a measuring cup to put about 1/2 cup pumpkin mixture into each jar.
  • Sprinkle two rounded tablespoon of dry cake mix on top of pumpkin layer, in each jar.
  • Then sprinkle on one rounded tablespoon of chopped pecans in each jar.
  • Pour one tablespoon of melted butter on top (of each jar).
  • Bake jars on a large baking sheet (so they are easy to put in and out of the oven) for about 40 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the center of a jar comes out clean, and dessert is golden brown.
  • Cool at least 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

When I baked mine using these measurements they filled the jars fully when baked, and as they cooled they shrunk down just a bit, a perfect amount of space to close the jar.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 297mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 3176IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 1mg