pecan pie bars

Name: Pecan Pie Bars
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 package(s) pudding included butter cake mix; 1/3 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 - egg; 36 - caramels; 1/4 cup(s) water; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 3 - eggs,beaten; 2 cup(s) pecan halves

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75 Pinches

Terese Galgano

Hillsborough, NC

Updated on Oct 19, 2010

this is a tasty version of pecan pie made into bars...my family loves these any time of the year!

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cook time 1 Hr 20 Min

method Bake

yield 36 bars

Ingredients

1 package pudding included butter cake mix
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 - egg
36 - caramels
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 - eggs,beaten
2 cups pecan halves

How To Make pecan pie bars

Step 1

BASE:

Step 2

heat oven to 350F-grease a 13x9" pan-reserve 3/4 dry cake mix for filling
Step 3

in a large bowl combine remaining cake mix, 1/3 cup butter & one egg at low speed until well blended- spread in prepared pan-bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes or until light golden brown
Step 4

Filling:
Step 5

melt caramels, water and 1/4 cup butter in a sauce pan over a low heat-stir occasionally until smooth
Step 6

combine sugar, vanilla, 3 eggs & remaining cake mix-gradually fold sauce & mix well-stir in pecans-pour into base-return to oven & bake for 40 minutes-cool completely-cut into bars-store in refrigerator
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