Pumpkin Spice Dessert

You can enjoy a taste that brings you back to Thanksgiving celebrations with your family any time of year with this easy, yet delicious Pumpkin Spice Dessert.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Bisquick mix
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/ cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine (firm)
• 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
• 2 tbsp butter or margarine (firm)
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix bisquick, oats, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter til crumbly.  Press into ungreased rectangular pan - 13x9x2.  Bake 10 mins; cool slightly.  Beat pumpkin, milk, eggs, granulated sugar, salt and pie spice; pour over baked layer.  Bake 20 mins.  Mix nuts, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 2 tbsp butter til crumbly.  Sprinkle over pumpkin filling.  Bake 15-20 mins longer or til filling is set.  Cool completely.  Refrigerate any remaining dessert.

Chocolate-Cherry Crisp

This is oh, so easy but oh, so yummy!  Give it a try

• 1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
• 1/2 cup Original Bisquick® mix
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup firm butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. In ungreased 8-inch square pan, spread pie filling.

2. In medium bowl, mix Bisquick mix, brown sugar and oats. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until crumbly. Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon evenly over pie filling.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until very bubbly around edges. Serve warm.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Use 3/4 cup Bisquick mix. Bake 35 to 40 minutes.

Variation:  Strawberry and raspberry pie fillings are great stand-ins for the cherry pie filling.

Take this easy crisp to your next potluck. Double the recipe and bake in a 13x9-inch pan for a real crowd pleaser.

Serve with a scoop of ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream is a natural topper for fruit crisps.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 260 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 4 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 135mg; Total Carbohydrate 41g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 32g); Protein 2g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 4%; Iron 6% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3
 *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.