SOUTHERN PECAN BARS

Southern Pecan Bars image

They are like having pecan pie in a bar. They are very good but rich!

Provided by Debbie

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Pecan Dessert Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
⅓ cup margarine
½ cup brown sugar, packed
¼ cup finely chopped pecans
2 eggs
¾ cup dark corn syrup
¼ cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Sift 1 1/2 cup flour with baking powder in a bowl. Cream margarine with 1/2 cup brown sugar in a separate large bowl, beating mixture until smooth. Stir flour mixture into creamed butter mixture and stir in 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans. Press the crust into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
Bake crust in the preheated oven until hot, about 10 minutes.
Whisk eggs until foamy in a bowl; stir in dark corn syrup, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, salt, and vanilla extract. Whisk until the mixture is smoothly combined; pour over prebaked crust. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup pecans and return to oven.
Return to oven and bake until the topping is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pan before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.2 calories, Carbohydrate 44.3 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 12.5 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 223.3 mg, Sugar 19.4 g