Sweetie Pie Bars

Over the past 3 weeks, I’ve seen Krusteaz Sweet Potato Pie Mix at 3 different grocery stores. In all three stores there was a shopping cart with a “sale” sign with at least 15 boxes of Krusteaz sweet potato pie mix. This got me thinking?? Either the grocery stores needed the shelf space for a more summery dessert mix or the dessert mix was sent too late or people don’t want to make a sweet potato dessert in the summertime. Whatever the reason, is anyone’s guess.

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Dessert Pie Mix

I decided to take a look at the dessert mix, so I picked up a box and read the directions. It seemed easy enough, so I checked the price and date on the box. The date read 08/11/2018, so the mixed wasn’t expired and the price… .99¢. Well ok, I’ll bite! On the back of the box there was a recipe for Sweetie Pie Bars, I read on. I only needed a few extra ingredients to make the bars, which I already had, so Sweetie Pie Bars it is.

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Easily Adaptable

If you don’t like using box mixes, this recipe is easily adaptable to your favorite pumpkin bar recipe. Don’t have a favorite pumpkin bar recipe? Use ours: Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting. Follow the recipe for pumpkin bars but instead of making the cream cheese frosting, simply whisk together 6 oz. marshmallow creme and 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Drizzle over pumpkin filling, top with nuts and bake.

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Sweetie Pie Bars are made with Krusteaz Sweet Potato Pie Supreme Dessert Mix.

 

Sweetie Pie Bars
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Lynn H
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Serves: 8 servings
This fast and easy recipe is made with a convenient boxed mix made by Krusteaz called Supreme Dessert Mix Sweet Potato Pie.
Ingredients
  • 1 17 oz box Krusteaz Sweet Potato Pie Mix
  • 1 pouch crust (enclosed)
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 6 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 pouch filling mix (enclosed)
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 pouch marshmallow creme (enclosed)
  • 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
  2. Crust: In a small bowl, stir together crust ingredients with a fork until well blended. Press into prepared pan. Bake 5 minutes.
  3. Filling: Whisk filling mix, water, egg and 4 tablespoons melted butter until smooth. Set aside.
  4. Topping: In separate bowl, whisk marshmallow creme and sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Pour sweet potato filling over hot crust; top with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle nuts on top. Bake 19-21 minutes. Cool completely.

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Hungry for more sweet potato recipes? Try these: Cranberry Sweet Potato Casserole and Sweet Potato, Goat Cheese, Cranberry Rounds.