Bob Hope’s Pumpkin Crunch Recipe

Pumpkin Crunch is a great fall or anytime dessert. The recipe is easy.

Ingredients for Pumpkin Crunch:

  • 1 large can pumpkin pie mix, about 3 cups
  • 3 eggs
  • large can evaporated milk
  • ½ tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 sticks margarine
  1. Preheat oven to 325.
  2. Grease and line 9”x13”x2” pan with wax paper.(Wax paper not needed if being left in pan.
  3. Mix together pumpkin pie mix, eggs, evaporated milk, cinnamon, and sugar.
  4. Sprinkle dry cake mix over pumpkin mixture evenly.
  5. Pour nuts over cake mix.
  6. Drizzle melted margarine over nuts.
  7. Bake 50 to 60 minutes.
  8. Invert into tray and slowly peel off wax paper.
  9. Frost with icing when cool.

Icing Ingredients:

  • 8 oz. Cream cheese
  • 1 cup cool whip
  • 1 1/4cup powdered sugar
  • Cinnamon (optional)
  • Nuts (optional)
  1. Blend and spread on cake.
  2. Sprinkle with cinnamon or nuts on top.

Keep this dessert refrigerated.

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2 thoughts on “Bob Hope’s Pumpkin Crunch Recipe

  1. Cindy Orley says:

    Nope, pumpkin pie mix ot the same as a can of pumpkin. This has all of the seasonings you need to make a pumpkin pie from the can. It’s an easy cheat for pumpkin pie or this yumm-o dessert.is n

  2. Rose Habart says:

    When you say a large can of “pumpkin pie mix”, do you mean just the big can of pumpkin? I am definitely keeping this recipe. I am a pumpkin fanatic. lol. I even like the pumpkin pie blizzard at dairy queen 🙂

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