Southern Yam Dessert Squares

By KSmitherman

Ingredients

• 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 pound yams or sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled, and mashed (about 2 cups)
• 1 can of condensed milk (Eagle Brand)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 tsp. allspice or pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp. grated orange rind
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• Tip: 1 (16 oz or 8 oz) can sweet potatoes, drained and mashed or 1 can pumpkin can be substituted for yams

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In large mixer bowl, beat margarine, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add dry ingredients; mix until crumbly. Reserving 1 cup crumb mixture, press remainder firmly on bottom of 13 x9 inch pan.
Bake 10 minutes. Meanwhile in large bowl, combine remaining ingredients except nuts; mix well. Pour over prepared crust. Combine nuts with reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle evenly over top. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. Cool. Serve warm or chilled. Serve with vanilla ice cream if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.