I stole this recipe for Pumpkin Crunch from plainchicken.com. This easy to make dessert is perfect for Thanksgiving. Canned pumpkin is mixed with milk, sugar, pumpkin spice and eggs. Then the pumpkin mixture is spread into a casserole dish. Next yellow cake mix is sprinkled on top before butter and pecans are added. The cake bakes for one hour. Once cooling the cake is topped with a frosting made with Cool Whip, cream cheese and powdered sugar. This delicious cake tastes like the best part of pumpkin pie.

The ingredients for this recipe are: 15 oz can pumpkin, 12 oz can evaporated milk, 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp pumpkin spice, 3 large eggs, 1 box yellow cake mix, 1 cup chopped pecans, ¾ cup butter, 12 oz container Cool Whip, 8 oz package cream cheese and ½ cup powdered sugar

Mix pumpkin, milk, sugar, pumpkin spice and eggs together. Pour the batter into 9×13 baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.

Sprinkle cake mix on top.

Then sprinkle pecans on top of cake mix.

Next add the slices of butter.

Bake at 350 F for 1 hour. Let cool completely.

Then add Cool Whip, cream cheese and powdered sugar to a medium bowl.

Beat on high speed until smooth.

Drop the frosting onto the cake by the spoonful.

Spread the frosting on the cake and top with additional chopped pecans.

Refrigerate until ready to serve, then slice and enjoy.

If you liked this recipe for Pumpkin Crunch then you can also try Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Pumpkin Lush, Pumpkin Bars, Praline Pumpkin Cake or Pumpkin Pie Cake.

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Pumpkin Crunch

This easy to make dessert is perfect for Thanksgiving. Canned pumpkin is mixed with milk, sugar, pumpkin spice and eggs. Then the pumpkin mixture is spread into a casserole dish. Next yellow cake mix is sprinkled on top before butter and pecans are added. The cake bakes for one hour. Once cooling the cake is topped with a frosting made with Cool Whip, cream cheese and powdered sugar.

Course Dessert

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Cooling Time 1 hour

Servings 12 people

Ingredients

• 15 oz can pumpkin
• 12 oz can evaporated milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp pumpkin spice
• 3 large eggs
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• ¾ cup butter cut in pieces
• 12 oz container Cool Whip
• 8 oz package cream cheese softened
• ½ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Mix pumpkin, milk, sugar, pumpkin spice and eggs together. Pour the batter into 9×13 baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
3. Sprinkle cake mix on top. Sprinkle pecans on top of cake mix. Cover nuts with pieces of butter.
4. Bake for 1 hour. Let cool completely.
5. Beat Cool Whip, cream cheese and powdered sugar together and spread on top.