Winter is the perfect time to try new recipes. In addition to the traditional cakes and pies around the holidays, pecan bars are a wonderful change and very easy to prepare for the whole family. This is also a good recipe for the kids to try on the weekend.
This recipe reminds me of growing up in Tennessee where my family grew pecan trees in our backyard. My grandmother, Mamie, would always pick nuts from the tree and then make her special homemade pecan pie. This recipe tastes very similar to that one but in a quicker and easier format.
Try this quick and easy recipe and watch these delicious pecan bars disappear before your eyes. It’s also an easy alternative to the traditional Southern Pecan Pie recipe. Add a new twist to an old southern favorite, walnuts. Your family will love it.
Quick and Easy Southern Pecan Bars
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
¾ cup butter or margarine
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
4 eggs, room temperature
1 cup dark corn syrup
¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 ¼ cups chopped pecans
Combine flour and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Cut in ¾ cup butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse flour. Press mixture evenly into greased 13x9x2-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes.
Combine 1 cup of the brown sugar and the remaining ingredients, except the walnuts, beating well. Add the nuts. To fill over prepared dough. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until set. Let cool, then cut into bars. Performance 15 to 20 bar. Enjoy!