Pumpkin Pie Bars – Easy, Creamy, and Perfect for Fall Baking

Pumpkin Pie Bars

1 (18 1/2 oz.) box of yellow cake mix

1/2 cup of butter or margarine, melted

4 eggs

1 (30 oz.) can of solid pack pumpkin (3 cups)

1 cup of sugar, divided

1/2 cup of light brown sugar (firmly packed)

2/3 cup of evaporated milk

1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon

1/2 cup of chopped walnuts

1/4 cup of butter or margarine, softened

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Remove 1 cup of the cake mix; reserve. In a small bowl, lightly beat 1 egg. In a large bowl, stir together remaining cake mix, melted butter and beaten egg. Press into prepared pan. In a large bowl, lightly beat remaining 3 eggs. Stir in pumpkin, 1/2 cup of the sugar, brown sugar, evaporated milk and cinnamon. Pour over cake mixture in pan. To the 1 cup cake mix, add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, walnuts and softened butter; mix until crumbly. Sprinkle over pumpkin mixture. Bake 50 to 60 minutes. Serve warm or cool.