Pecan Bars Recipe

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Pecan Bars
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
1230
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
  • 1/2 cup sugar or 1/4 cup splenda substitute, for baking
  • 1/2 cup butter, cut up (1 stick)
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 1/2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped (about 12-oz)
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Prepare crust: Grease 13 by 9 inch metal baking pan; line pan with foil, extending foil over short ends; lightly grease foil;(OR line pan with release foil,(nonstick foil,but do-not grease.).
  3. On wax paper or in bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
  4. In a large bowl beat butter, sugar, and shortening, on medium speed 2 minutes or until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula.
  5. Reduce speed to low, gradually beat in flour mixture just until combined, occasionally scraping bowl.
  6. Sprinkle mixture into prepared pan; with fingertips, press dough evenly onto bottom of pan.
  7. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned; remove from oven; place on wire rack.
  8. Prepare pecan topping: In a 2-quart saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, honey, and sugar; heat to boiling over mediun-high heat; stir in pecans and cream.
  9. Pour hot topping over warm crust; Return pan to oven; Bake 25 minutes or until top bubbles slightly in center.
  10. Cool pan on wire rack: When cool tannsfer foil to cutting board; carefully pull off foil from sides.
  11. Cut lenghtwise into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 12 bars, you should have 48 bars, enjoy.
  12. Store bars in tightly covered container, with wax paper between layers, at room temperature up to 1 week or in freezer up to 3 months.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1229.85 Kcal (5149 kJ)
Calories from fat 800.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 88.97g 137%
Cholesterol 90.58mg 30%
Sodium 1221.91mg 51%
Potassium 406.47mg 9%
Total Carbs 106.13g 35%
Sugars 50.04g 200%
Dietary Fiber 10.63g 43%
Protein 12.46g 25%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 5.1mg 28%
Calcium 226.2mg 23%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 523.11 Kcal (2190 kJ)
Calories from fat 340.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.84g 137%
Cholesterol 38.53mg 30%
Sodium 519.73mg 51%
Potassium 172.89mg 9%
Total Carbs 45.14g 35%
Sugars 21.28g 200%
Dietary Fiber 4.52g 43%
Protein 5.3g 25%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 13%
Iron 2.2mg 28%
Calcium 96.2mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 31.2
    Points
  • 35
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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