Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2012

This was good... The filling spice didn't taste right to me. I don't like cloves much and that is probably why. Next time I'll use pumpkin pie spice and extra cinnamon which will cut back on the cloves and add in some nutmeg which I prefer. Also I think I'll try adding some cinnamon to the nut mixture. I did add a bit of golden flax seed (ground) to the crust, doubled the amount of oats, and added a bit of grapeseed oil to make it moist enough to pack into the pan. I did this because there wouldn't have been enough crust otherwise. As it was, it was barely enough. I also added just a pinch of sea salt to the crust. If I were just rating the crust and the walnut topping I'd have given the recipe 5 stars, but as I stated earlier the filling was more like a 3 for me... just okay-ish. Plus I did have to modify to get enough crust, so four stars is a pretty fair assessment. However, I will say that I do prefer these squares to the lighter dryer pumpkin (cake-like) bars with loads of cream cheese frosting that are more common. They have more personality and texture than that and are not as cloyingly sweet.

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SPARKLER8666

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Living In: Wayland, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2011

I followed this receipe to the letter but I guess I didn't let it firm up enough; I was afraid the crust would burn. BUT it doesn't matter! This dish is great in a bowl too! A defintie keeper. Thanks Amy!

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Tampa, Florida, USA

Living In: Phoenix, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2011

This recipe is pretty good. I'm not sure about the crust, though. I made it with regular oats, since the recipe didn't specify what type to use. I found that the regular oats gave the crust a strange and not extremely appetizing texture. If I make this again, I'd definitely either use quick cooking oats instead or make a different crust recipe all together. The filling and streusel parts were delicious, though. The bars were very good topped with the cream. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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larkspur

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2010

Overall this recipe is awesome, although a little sweet. I found this to be better than the pumpkin pie i make! Note: I would cut back the sugar to 1/2 cup for the filling. Only change i made was adding whole eggs and a 1/4 tsp. nutmeg.

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mklcole

Home Town: Berkley, Michigan, USA

Living In: Clarkston, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2010

Oh, I made this for my family last night to try it out and the pan was demolished by all. My Husband has requested this for Thanksgiving instead of the traditional pumpkin pie. His exact words were "it's almost like pumpkin pie but with a twist, it has better flavor." The only thing I would like to experiment with is to make this so you can pick it up with your hands, neatly.

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2010

Made these following the recipe except I threw in the egg yolks and forgot to spray the pan..but..they didnt' stick at all. These are delicious my husband and I loved them. Can't wait to try these out on the kids when they are here for Thanksgiving.

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kenanddeb

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Skowhegan, Maine, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2010

These are so yummy. I used two whole eggs instead of the egg whites simply because I'm lazy and didn't feel like separating the eggs. Also added about a 1/4 cup of rolled oats to the topping.....hubby says he wants this instead of pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving!!!!

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angel122898

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2010

This recipe turned out horrible. I don't know if I did something wrong or what. The topping melted all over the top into a liquid goo and seeped down into the crust so that it turned soft. If anyone has a suggestion on what I did wrong let me know and I will retry this recipe but for now I can only give it two stars

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Ash

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2010

These rock - my guy says better than pie

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Bean

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Woodbury, Connecticut, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2010

very good my family loved these made a double batch and put in jelly roll pan. My husband liked better than regular pumpkin pie .Half a pan gone in first eve. Filling like pie filling just what I was looking for.Great recipe.

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