later, sweet tater! pecan bars
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If you are substituting ingredients like Splenda for sugar, make sure to read the conversion chart on the bag of Splenda (or other). Also, plain yogurt can be substituted for sour cream but it's a matter of taste. I like the sour cream better.
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16 bars
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons toasted pecans, finely chopped
- 1 - egg, slightly beaten (or egg substitute)
- 1 cup sweet potatoes, mashed
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons all purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup chopped, toasted pecans
How To Make later, sweet tater! pecan bars
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Step 1CRUST
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Step 2Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 3In a small mixing bowl, stir together the butter & 2 Tbls sugar. Stir in cracker crumbe and 2 Tbls of finely chopped pecans.
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Step 4Once combined, press into the bottom of a lightly greased (butter-flavored PAM is great!) 8x8x2 inch baking pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned. Watch carefully!
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Step 5Set the crust aside and let cool to the touch.
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Step 6FILLING
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Step 7In a medium bowl, stir together the egg, mashed sweet potatoes and sour cream.
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Step 8Stir in the 1/4 Cup sugar, all of the flour and the pumpkin pie spice until smooth.
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Step 9Add milk slowly, stirring until smooth. (I do this to keep it from splashing out of the bowl.)
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Step 10Pour Sweet potato mix evenly over the crust and bake @ 350 degrees F for about 25 minutes or until an inserted knife comes clean.
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Step 11Immediately sprinkle the remaining chopped nuts and press lightly into filling. Cool completely in the pan then chill.
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Step 12Remove from refrigerator and cut into bars. Stores in the fridge up to 2 days or the freezer for 1 month.
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Step 13112 calories, 7g total fat (2g saturated fat), 21mg chol., 49mg sodium, 14g carbs, 1g dietary fiber, 2g protein.
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Step 14EXCHANGES: 1/2 STARCH, 1/2 OTHER CARB, 1 1/2 FAT, CARB CHOICES: 1
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