Description

Have you heard of chocolate lasagna? Well, this is much like that, but is pumpkin instead. It makes a great autumn dessert.

Ingredients

• crust:
• 1 c. flour
• ½ c. butter, softened
• ½ c. toasted walnuts or pecans, chopped (or Pumpkin Spice Oreos)
• cheesecake layer:
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 c. powdered sugar
• 1 c. whipped topping or real whipped cream
• pumpkin layer:
• 2½ c. milk
• 3 small packages vanilla instant pudding mix
• 15 oz. pumpkin puree
• 1 t. cinnamon
• topping:
• 1 c. whipped topping or real whipped cream
• ¼ c. toasted walnuts or pecans, chopped

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 9x9 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Mix flour, butter and ½ cup walnuts; press into the prepared baking dish. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from the oven; let cool completely.
3. Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 cup whipped topping; spread over cooled crust. Put in the refrigerator while preparing pumpkin mixture.