SPICED PUMPKIN BAKE

Pumpkin is healthy and should be a year-round part of your diet. Too often we consider pumpkin to be a Fall or holiday food. Canned pumpkin is in the grocery store year-round so enjoy it often.

2 cans (15-oz each) pumpkin
4 tbsp Splenda Brown Sugar Blend
1/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium saucepan combine the pumpkin, 3 tablespoons of the Splenda Brown Sugar Blend, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture comes to a boil.  Reduce the heat to low and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.  Pour the hot pumpkin mixture into an ungreased 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.

In a small bowl combine the remaining 1 tablespoon of Splenda Brown Sugar Blend with the pecans; sprinkle over the pumpkin.

Bake at 350 degrees for 5 to 10 minutes until browned and heated through.

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