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pecan pie bars

(1 rating)
Terese avatar
Recipe by
Terese Galgano
@Terese
Hillsborough, NC

this is a tasty version of pecan pie made into bars...my family loves these any time of the year!

(1 rating)
yield 36 bars
cook time 1 Hr 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For pecan pie bars

  • 1 pkg
    pudding included butter cake mix
  • 1/3 c
    butter, softened
  • 1
    egg
  • 36
    caramels
  • 1/4 c
    water
  • 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3
    eggs,beaten
  • 2 c
    pecan halves

How To Make pecan pie bars

  • 1
    BASE:
  • 2
    heat oven to 350F-grease a 13x9" pan-reserve 3/4 dry cake mix for filling
  • 3
    in a large bowl combine remaining cake mix, 1/3 cup butter & one egg at low speed until well blended- spread in prepared pan-bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes or until light golden brown
  • 4
    Filling:
  • 5
    melt caramels, water and 1/4 cup butter in a sauce pan over a low heat-stir occasionally until smooth
  • 6
    combine sugar, vanilla, 3 eggs & remaining cake mix-gradually fold sauce & mix well-stir in pecans-pour into base-return to oven & bake for 40 minutes-cool completely-cut into bars-store in refrigerator
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