Best Pecan Treats Recipes

CHOCOLATE PECAN CRISPY TREATS

Steps:

• Thoroughly grease a 9-by-11-inch pan and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the marshmallows and salt and stir until melted. Halfway through the melting process, add the chocolate-hazelnut spread and stir until smooth.
• Meanwhile, melt the semisweet chocolate over a double boiler until smooth. Remove from the heat and let it cool quite a bit.
• Add the crisped rice cereal to a large bowl and fold in the marshmallow/chocolate-hazelnut mixture. When it's almost all combined, add the mini marshmallows and continue folding until everything's combined.
• Immediately press the mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with half the pecans. Drizzle the chocolate in zigzags all over the top of the treats. Sprinkle the remaining pecans on top. Allow to set, then cut into squares.

ROLO PRETZEL PECAN TREATS

Steps:

• 1. Lay pretzels out in single layer on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Place one piece of candy on center of each pretzel. Cook in oven at 275-300 for 4 minutes. Do not over melt. While warm, press a pecan half into top of candy. Cool and keep in airtight container.

PECAN TREATS

Steps:

• For best results, mix the pastry and filling by hand.
• Cream butter and cheese until light and fluffy.
• Add flour and beat until blended.
• Place about one teaspoon of mixture into a miniature muffin pan.
• Press with fingertips, forming a shell in each muffin cup.
• Mix all the filling ingredients together.
• Spoon filling into shells.
• Bake about 20 minutes at 350 until browned.

PECAN PRALINE POPCORN TREATS

Steps:

• Oil a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Heat sugar in a dry 4-to 5-quart wide heavy pot over medium heat, stirring with a fork to heat sugar evenly, until it starts to melt. Stop stirring and cook, swirling pot occasionally so sugar melts evenly, until it is a deep golden caramel. Reduce heat to low. Stir in butter, pecans, vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. When butter is almost melted, add popcorn and stir to coat.
• Quickly press mixture into baking pan with a spatula. Cool completely. Cut or break into pieces.

ROLO PRETZEL PECAN TREATS RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil. 2. Place one pretzel for each pretzel treat desired on prepared sheet. Top each pretzel with one unwrapped ROLO Chewy Caramel in Milk Chocolate. 3. Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until caramel piece begins to soften, but not melt. Remove from oven; top with either pecan half or additional pretzel. Cool completely.

CLOUDT'S PECAN TREATS

Steps:

• In a bowl cream together 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, and 3/4 teaspoon salt until the mixture is light and fluffy and beat in 1 large egg plus 2 tablespoons lightly beaten egg. Add 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour and stir the mixture until it is just blended. Press the mixture evenly into a 15 1/2- by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan, bake it in the middle of a preheated moderately hot oven (375° F.) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until it is golden, and let it cool in the pan on a rack. In a large heavy saucepan combine 1 1/3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar, 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, 1/2 cup honey, and 1/4 cup half-and-half and bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring. Stir in 14 ounces (about 3 3/4 cups) pecans, chopped, and let the mixture cool. Spread the pecan mixture evenly over the shortbread base and bake the dessert in the middle of a preheated moderately hot oven (375° F.) for 15 minutes, or until the top is bubbly. Let the dessert cool in the pan on a rack and cut it into pieces about 2 inches square. Makes about 35 pieces.