Butter Pecan Turtle Bars Food

PECAN TURTLES® BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, 1 cup brown sugar, and softened butter in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Pat mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle pecans evenly over crumb mixture.
• Combine 2/3 cup butter and remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar in small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until entire surface is bubbly; cook, stirring constantly, 1/2 to 1 minute more. Pour into pan, spreading evenly over crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until entire surface is bubbly, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven; immediately sprinkle with chocolate pieces. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes to allow chocolate to melt; use a knife or small spatula to swirl chocolate slightly. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Use sharp knife to cut into 48 bars.

BUTTER PECAN TURTLE BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In a bowl, combine flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter; blend with fork until crumbly.
• Pat the mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan.
• Sprinkle pecan halves evenly over the unbaked crust; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup brown sugar with 2/3 cup butter.
• Cook, over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to boil; boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Drizzle the caramel mixture over pecans and crust in baking dish.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until cacamel layer is bubbly, and crust is light brown.
• Remove from oven, and immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Spread chips evenly as they melt.
• Cool completely before cutting into bars.

QUICK AND EASY NUTTY CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• Stir together and mix well dry cake mix, 3/4 cup melted butter and 3/4 cup pecans. Press mixture evenly into prepared pan.
• Stir together until well mixed 1 cup brown sugar and 2 packages of cream cheese. Spread this over cake mixture.
• Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup pecans.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are brown.
• Cool completely. Cut and store in refrigerator in air tight container.

PECAN TURTLE BARS

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and butter, press into 9 x 13 pan.
• Place pecan halves 1 inch apart all over the crust, sprinkle remaining chopped pecans over the crust.
• To make caramel topping, put 2/3 cup butter and 1/2 brown sugar in a saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until it boils.
• Boil 30 seconds stirring constantly.
• Pour caramel layer over the crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. (Underbake as opposed to overbake).
• Sprinkle milk chocolate chips over the top.
• Let it stand until chocolate gets melty, then swirl it.

BUTTER PECAN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Grease well, a 13"x9" cake pan.
• Combine flour, sugar and softed butter until crumbly.
• Press firmly into pan and bake in oven for 15 min or until golden.
• While crust is baking, beat eggs, sugar, corn syrup and melted butter until well blended, 5 minute.
• Stir in chips or bits and fold in pecans.
• Pour evenly over the crust and return to oven.
• Bake for 30 min or until golden in colour and setting has occurred. (when pan is shook filling does not run).
• Place on cooling rack and run a spatula around outer edge before cooling. Leave on rack until completely cool then cut into bars.
• Keeps well in the refrigerator if you can keep your hands out of it.
• May be frozen for up to 2 months.

TURTLE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Gradually add flour; beat until crumbly. Press firmly into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Arrange pecans over crust. , In a small heavy saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Bring to a boil; boil for 1 minute or until smooth, stirring constantly. Pour over pecans. , Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top; Cool in pan on a wire rack for 3 minutes. Spread chocolate but allow some chips to remain whole. Cool completely; cut into small squares.

EASY BUTTER PECAN TURTLE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, use a mixer set on low to combine first three ingredients: flour, brown sugar and softened butter. Pat into a 9x13 pan, sprinkle with pecans and set aside.
• To prepare the caramel layer, combine brown sugar and butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly and quickly until mixture begins to boil. Allow to boil and foam for one minute, stirring constantly. Pour over crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-23 minutes or until caramel is bubbly and crust is golden. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Allow chips to melt slightly then swirl into the caramel.
• When almost cool, cut into 1 1/2" squares. Keep it small as they are very rich!

BUTTER PECAN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch square baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour and pecans until just blended. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Allow bars to cool in the pan before cutting.