Thanksgiving Recipes
Pumpkin Butterscotch Fudge Bars
Ingredients
Cookie Base
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted
Fudge
- 2 tablespoons stick butter
- 2/3 cup evaporated milk
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup Libby's® 100% Pure Pumpkin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (4 ounces) miniature marshmallows
- 1 2/3 cups (11 ounce package) butterscotch chips
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 15 x 10 inch jellyroll pan with foil.
Cookie Base
- Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, nuts, coconut, pumpkin pie spice and baking soda in medium bowl; mix well.
- Stir in butter; mix well.
- Press into a jellyroll pan.
- Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until lightly brown.
- Cool in pan on wire rack.
Fudge
- Combine butter, evaporated milk, sugar, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and salt in medium, heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, over medium heat. Boil, stirring constantly, for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in marshmallows, chips, 1/2 cup nuts and vanilla extract. Stir vigorously for 1 minute or until marshmallows are melted.
- Pour over cookie base; sprinkle with remaining nuts.
- Refrigerate until firm.
- Cut into bars.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Quaker Oats