Go Back
Neapolitan Pumpkin Squares

Neapolitan Pumpkin Squares

This 1970's dessert is a retro classic. It was always a pleasant surprise as teenagers when we saw the yummu dessert in the kitchen.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup butter (1 stick)
  • 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
  • 1 cup grould almonds
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 12 oz sour cream
  • 1½ cans sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 envelopes unflavored gelatin
  • ¾ cup orange juice
  • 3 cups cooked pumpkin
  • 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¾ cup heavy cream, whipped

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter. Mix in crumbs, nuts and sugar. Press into the bottom of a 9 x 14 inch pan
  • Beat 2 eggs and 3 egg yolks, water , 1 can sweetened condensed milk and sour cream. Pour on top of crust and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until set.
  • Sprinkle gelatin over orange juice, let stand 1 minute. Heat it till gelatin dissolves. Stir in remaining sweetened condensed milk, pumpkin and  cinnamon. Let it cool till it starts thickening. Whip egg whites and fold it into the pumpkin mixture with the whipped cream. Let set. Enjoy!

Notes

There is a health risk associated with eating raw eggs. You can omit the whipped egg whites and this recipe works perfectly.
A favorite Gemperle Dessert Recipe!
Keyword pumpkin dessert
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!