Friday, November 9, 2012

Wacky Weekender

Welcome to Mystery and Margaritas very first edition of Wacky Weekender. We did this for two reasons. Number one--we said goodbye to longtime M & M blogpal, Anita Clenney (boo!) and number two, Friday is not a day that draws a lot of blog readers in for whatever reason. So, we moved Barbie to Tuesdays where her funny posts will be seen by more people, and we decided to call Friday's blog -WW and we're taking turns with it, using anything we want on this day.

So, here goes. I'm posting my wonderful Punpkin Pie Crunch recipe (can be seen in LIVER LET DIE)  just in time for Thanksgiving dinner. I guarantee you'll never eat regular PP again. Here it is:



Ray’s Pumpkin Pie Crunch

1(15 ounce)can solid pack pumpkin                                                    
1(12 ounce)can evaporated milk
3 large eggs                                                                                                 
1½ cups sugar                                                                                  
4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon salt

1 package classic yellow cake mix                                      

1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup(2 sticks)butter, melted
Whipped topping

Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl combine the pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Pour the pumpkin mixture into a greased 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle the cake mix evenly over the pumpkin mixture and top with pecans. Drizzle the melted butter over the top. Bake 50-55 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool for 15 minutes. Serve warm with a dollop of whipped topping. Refrigerate the leftovers and reheat in the microwave before serving. You will never eat regular pumpkin pie again!

Got any good Thanksgiving recipes?

4 comments:

Cassy Pickard said...

Liz: I gained three pounds just reading your recipe! It sounds wonderful. And, that comes from an odd woman such as I am who really doesn't like sweets. Thanks!

Kari Lee Townsend said...

I, on the other hand, LOVE sweets way too much, Cassy :-)

My sister is like you. She doesn't care for sweets that much.

Liz, this looks fabulous. And I'm not a huge pumpkin pie fan, but man, this looks delish. Can't wait to try it.

Barbie Jo Mahoney said...

Oh, this sounds yummy!! I was going to bring pumpkin cheesecake to my sister in laws, but I think this will go over better (especially with my kids who don't like cheesecake. I know! go figure.)

I'm looking forward to our fun WW postings! Readers will get a fun way to kick off their Weekends.

Love the recipes!

Liz Lipperman said...

It is so amazing, Cassy. I'm not a big PP fan, but I absolutely love this one. Try it.

You, too, Kari.

And Barbie, you have got to let me know how your kids liked this. FYI- I hate cheesecake, too.