Butter Pecan Turtle Bars Recipes

'SINFUL' BUTTER PECAN TURTLE BARS

Steps:

• 1. combine flour, brown sugar, butter. Pat into a 9x13 pan, sprinkle with pecans, set aside.
• 2. To prepare caramel layer; In a heavy pan, combine brown sugar and butter, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly and fairly fast to incorporate the butter into the brown sugar. Continue this until mixture begins to boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Pour over crust. Bake at 350 for 20-23 minutes or until caramel is bubbly and crust golden. Remove from oven, and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Allow chips to melt slightly then swirl over top! When almost cool, cut into 1 1/2" squares...or in my sons case, 6x6" chunks lol

TURTLE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Using a pastry blender or fork, combine the butter, flour and brown sugar until the mixture forms fine crumbs. Press the mixture into an ungreased 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle the crust with the pecan pieces. Set aside.
• 2. Caramel Layer Combine the butter and the brown sugar in a sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir constantly. Allow the mixture to boil for 1 minute. Drizzle the mixture evenly over the crust. Bake the crust for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 3. Topping Immediately after removing the crust from the oven, sprinkle it with chocolate chips. Allow the chocolate chips to stand for 5 minutes so that they melt, then spread evenly over surface of the bars. Let the bars cool, then cut into desired serving size.

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.

PECAN TURTLES® PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Beat white sugar, butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and pinch of salt together in a bowl until smooth; add flour and stir until dough forms. Press dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly brown, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool crust completely.
• Whisk brown sugar, corn syrup, eggs, remaining vanilla extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a bowl; add pecans and stir to combine. Pour brown sugar mixture over cooled crust.
• Bake in the oven until golden brown and filling is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature; cut into 36 bars. Place bars in refrigerator until cold, about 1 hour.
• Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave). Set cold bars on waxed paper and drizzle melted chocolate over the top.

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 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.

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.