ANOTHER RECIPE FROM "SANDY'S RECIPE ROOM"
http://www.wwnet.net/~joejean/reciperoom.

Pumpkin Dessert Squares
Contributed by Jan Ricco

Ingredients

Crust

1-3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

First Layer

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

Second Layer

1 envelope unflavored gelatin

1/4 cup cold water

1 (16-ounce) can pumpkin

3 egg yolks

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons cinnamon

3 egg whites

1/4 cup sugar

Directions

To Prepare Crust

Mix the crumbs, margarine and sugar and pat into buttered 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

First layer

Combine cream cheese, sugar and 2 eggs. Beat until white and fluffy. Pour over crust and bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Second layer

Dissolve the gelatin in the 1/4 cup of cold water in a small saucepan, (stir until completely dissolved), and cook over low heat until totally dissolved; set aside. Cool

Beat egg yolks; add sugar, milk, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin in medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick (about 6-7 minutes). Add dissolved gelatin to hot pumpkin mixture. Cool

Beat egg whites until foamy and add 1/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff and glossy. Fold into pumpkin mixture and pour into baked crust. Top with whipped topping and nuts.

Keep refrigerated.

Makes 15 squares