Venango County Recipe of the Day: Jackie’s Pecan Pumpkin Dessert

| November 19, 2018

This recipe is an amazing addition to your Thanksgiving meal! Sponsored by Franklin-Oil Region Credit Union.

Jackie’s Pecan Pumpkin Dessert

Ingredients

2 – 15 oz. cans solid-pack pumpkin
1 – 12 oz. can evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 regular size pkg yellow cake mix
1 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans

Frosting:

1 – 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 – 12 oz. frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

~Preheat oven at 350°.

~Line a 13×9″ baking dish with waxed paper and coat the paper with cooking spray. Set aside.

~In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until well blended. Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with cake mix and drizzle with butter. Sprinkle with pecans.

~Bake for one hour (or until golden brown). Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Invert onto a large serving platter. Remove waxed paper.

~In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.

~Frost dessert. Store in the refrigerator.

~Make 16 servings.

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