Pecan Bars

Name: Pecan Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 cup margarine, softened; 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 2 large eggs, well beaten; 3/4 cup maple syrup; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 3 tablespoons flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup chopped pecans

Submitted by PaulaG

"These are delicious. Not quite as rich as eating pecan pie but close."

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photo by Kree

Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 24

ingredients

Crust
1 cup flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ cup margarine, softened
¹⁄₃ cup brown sugar, packed
¹⁄₂ cup chopped pecans
Topping
2 large eggs, well beaten
³⁄₄ cup maple syrup
¹⁄₃ cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans

directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Spray a non-stick 11x7x2-inch pan with cooking spray.
Mix all crust ingredients until well mixed and crumbly.
Press into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes.
Mix eggs, maple syrup, brown sugar, flour, salt and vanilla.
Pour over baked crust.
Sprinkle the 1 cup of chopped pecans over top and bake an additional 25 minutes.
Cut while still warm.

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Reviews

These were so yummy, even better than pecan pie according to DH! The crust was nice and flakey, I used butter instead of margarine, I just prefer the taste of butter. I was careful not to overbake, as I didn't want them to be dry, we like them on the gooey side LOL!... These are a winner, and I will be making them again. Thanks so much for posting Paula...delicious!...Kitten:)

Kittencalrecipezazz
Made up a batch of these to take to the beach yesterday - we came home with not a crumb left (literally, the kids kept scoonching down with their index fingers to get the last crumbs!). I used walnuts instead of pecans (hard to come by in Greece) and loved every bite.

evelynathens
These were so good I had to make a second batch the next day, so that the person that I had made them for could get one. Oops!

Granny Chef
These were good on the first day. They are not as sweet as other Pecan bars I have found on this site. Which is good. But, after the first day, the cookie crust got a bit moist, and it just didn't taste as good nor have the same texture as it did on the first day. I guess we should have eaten them all on the first day!! (grin)

TammyLee Johnson
This was such a great slice! The cooking times were perfect and resulted in a delicious, moist slice. We officially can't stop eating it, I'm trying to be good and share it at work because if it sits at home I'll eat the lot! Thanks Paula for sharing your wonderful recipe!

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Made up a batch of these to take to the beach yesterday - we came home with not a crumb left (literally, the kids kept scoonching down with their index fingers to get the last crumbs!). I used walnuts instead of pecans (hard to come by in Greece) and loved every bite.

evelynathens
These were so yummy, even better than pecan pie according to DH! The crust was nice and flakey, I used butter instead of margarine, I just prefer the taste of butter. I was careful not to overbake, as I didn't want them to be dry, we like them on the gooey side LOL!... These are a winner, and I will be making them again. Thanks so much for posting Paula...delicious!...Kitten:)

Kittencalrecipezazz

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

PaulaG

Hixson, Tennessee

I came to this site in March of 2004. It was then called Recipezaar. This site was the first on-line site that I ever joined. I first popped in 2003 while searching for a Peach Cobbler Recipe. In March of 2004, DH was having shoulder surgery and I was looking for a Split Pea Soup. Once again I found myself on Zaar as it came to be called. Over the years I hung out and learned from some of the best home cooks in the country, I posted over 700 recipes on the site, reviewed over 3500 recipes and posted over 3000 food photos. Over the next 10 years the site made many changes and in 2010 it was sold to to Food Network and became Food.com. Until last year we played games, talked and shared with one another. As a result of the community and the relationships I built I got to meet some wonderful people from all over the country. I also have a great number of friends that I have never meet face to face. Some of us still hang out at various places across the net. Zaar was more than a cooking community. It was an internet community of friendship. Life is an adventure ever changing.

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