Butter Pecan Turtle Bars

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"Tastes similar to the Turtle's candy, but with a crust, and made in a baking pan...absolutely delicious...a wonderful treat!"

 

• Ready In: 33mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 13x9 inch pan

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 1 1⁄2 cups pecan halves
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk chocolate chips

directions

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare a 13x9-inch baking pan.
3. In a bowl, combine flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter; blend with fork until crumbly.
4. Pat the mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan.
5. Sprinkle pecan halves evenly over the unbaked crust; set aside.
6. In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup brown sugar with 2/3 cup butter.
7. Cook, over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to boil; boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
8. Drizzle the caramel mixture over pecans and crust in baking dish.
9. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until cacamel layer is bubbly, and crust is light brown.
10. Remove from oven, and immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips.
11. Spread chips evenly as they melt.
12. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Reviews

[Messy44]

These were tasty. The middle got a little hard - a bit difficult to cut (and I baked for 18 minutes). It also seemed like the crust was really thick and didn't brown up enough, but I couldn't see if it was browning because the brown sugar layer covered it completely. They did taste great and were easy.

 

[KoolKatMommy]

Soooo Good!I had to halve the recipe because I didn't have enough ingredients in the house-they still turned out great.I threw a couple of handfuls of butterscotch chips along with the milk chocolate on top--super decadent.Served these straight out of the fridge because we liked the texture of the cold chocolate and crunchy pecans with the buttery crust--can't wait to make a second(and full) batch of these!Thanks for the recipe!!

 

[Geema]

When my friends tasted these bars, I watched them stagger a bit and then close their eyes in blissful enjoyment. "There ought to be a law against these things" one fella moaned. The recipe is surprisingly easy and quick to make...always a plus...and they make a lot, if you cut the pieces into 1-11/2 inch pieces. I think my oven must have been hotter than I realized since the crust browned faster than the recipe stated and got firmer than I expected, making it difficult to cut the cooled bars. But, despite my troubles, the taste was delicious, a cross between a cookie and a piece of chocolate toffee. I'll definitely be making these treats again!

 

[rochsann]

I've used this recipe from another source for years; especially nice for Christmas. Easy and delicious - my highest rating! In fact, I was just going to post it myself, it's that good. You won't be sorry you tried these!