Do I need to bake canned pumpkin before folding it into a NO-Bake Jello mix?

No the canned pumpkin is cooked so you can use it and not worry !

I love adding it to cakes or other dishes.....I found this on the taste of home web site, it is my gfave place to go when i need help or I'm looking for something different to cook !

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Pumpkin pie and cheesecake go together perfectly in this special dish from Sharon Kurtz. “These bars are absolutely delightful and easy to make,” she writes from Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + chilling

Ingredients:

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup reduced-fat butter, melted

FILLING:

2 packages (8 ounces each) reduced-fat cream cheese

1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese

3/4 cup sugar

1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs, lightly beaten

20 walnut halves

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheeses and sugar until smooth. Beat in the pumpkin, flour, pie spice and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over crust.

Bake at 325° for 35-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

Cut cheesecake into 20 bars; top each with a walnut half. Yield: 20 bars.

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Is Canned Pumpkin Cooked

You may want to find a recipe for a no-bake pumpkin cheese cake. Canned pumpkin is baked so there is no worries there, but you will probably need to add something else to keep the consistancy. The cool whip may do the trick, but I'd do a recipe search to make sure. The last thing you want is for the pie to fall apart!

You can use pumpkin out of the can but I think I would use a recipe to make your cheesecake. Try looking on the jello package for ideas or go to their web site for recipes or do a web search.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/no-bake-pumpkin... ...I am making one myself for Thanksgiving dinner this year...gonna give it try anyways...thought I would share this with you...you can't just fold canned pumpkin into cheesecake mix and expect it to taste like pumpkin pie flavored cheesecake...ya gotta add the correct spices for the pumpkin...check out this recipe...hope it helps...Ive never tried but I am this year...goodluck...and Happy Thanksgiving

Canned pumpkin is already cooked so a baby could probably eat it. If it were raw, you would certainly know it from the texture and taste.

well, it is already cooked, but it wouldn't matter if it wasn't because it isn't like meat or chicken, it's ok to eat raw. But in any case, it's pre-cooked, so you can just mix it in. no problem.

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