Pumpkin Surprise

Crust

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • ¼ cup sugar

Preparation

  1. Mix ingredients.  Press firmly in a 9 x 13 pan.
  2. Bake 8-10 minutes at 375ºF.  Cool.

Filling

Omit spices if using pie filling.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium can (2 cups) pumpkin
  • 1 lb marshmallows
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ginger
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 pint heavy cream, whipped or Dream Whip

Preparation

  1. Put pumpkin in a large pan.  Add 1 lb. package of marshmallows and heat slowly, stirring frequently.
  2. After marshmallows are melted and blended with the pumpkin, add the spices and salt.
  3. Cool, and then fold in the whipped cream and spread over the crust.
  4. Chill thoroughly.
  5. Serve with whipped cream and toasted almond slices.

Yield:  15 servings

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