PECAN PIE BROWNIES

When you want pie but you want to eat it with your hands… introducing the perfect balance: PECAN PIE BROWNIES.

Boxed chocolate fudgey brownie mix, which means EASY, and pecan pie filling are the perfect combination dessert when layered on top of each other.

Instead of a normal pecan pie crust, the fudgey brownies are the perfect base for the gooey sticky pecan pie filling. They’re soft but stable enough to pick up and eat but still fudgey enough and not dried out. And let’s not forget they’re the addition of chocolate into an almost perfect recipe as it stands.

Pecan pie filling in these babies is made normally with a butter sugar caramel loaded with tons of chopped pecans for the most satisfying crunch.

But what probably makes this recipe so special is that the top of the brownies caramelize while baking, leaving a slightly sticky/crunchy top and the pecan pie filling remains gooey as it always should. And then the brownies are soft pillowy leaving the most delightful textural layers imaginable.

Basically the best bite in the world.

We made these for Thanksgiving this year and it was perfect for dessert the night of but the days after as well. It’s like the treats just kept on coming instead of just one pie for the day.

This recipe makes 12 large bars so there’s more servings than making one pie instead. Perfect for a party!

PECAN PIE BROWNIES

January 8, 2020

by Amber Knight Uzzell

Category PASTRIES

Persons

12

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Total Time

55 minutes

Notes

NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU ONLY PRE-BAKE BROWNIES HALF THE TIME LISTED ON THE BOX, THEY WILL CONTINUE BAKING WITH THE PECAN PIE FILLING SO YOU DON’T WANT TO OVER-BAKE THEM
NOTE 2: THE INSIDES WILL BE SLIGHTLY GOOEY FROM THE PECAN PIE FILLING, THIS IS OKAY & DELICIOUS (IT IS STILL BAKED/COOKED)
RECIPE: HOMEMADE INTEREST

Ingredients

• BROWNIES:
• 1 BOX FUDGEY BROWNIE MIX, WITH INSTRUCTIONS & INGREDIENTS ON BOX
• PECAN PIE FILLING:
• 1 CUP SUGAR
• 1 1/2 CUPS LIGHT CORN SYRUP
• 4 LARGE EGGS
• 1/4 CUP BUTTER, UNSALTED
• 1 1/2 TEASPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT
• 2 CUPS CHOPPED PECANS

Instructions

1. BROWNIES:
2. PREHEAT OVEN TO BROWNIE TEMPERATURE
3. MIX BROWNIE MIX PER INSTRUCTIONS, POUR INTO GREASED 13X9″ PAN
4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO BAKE FOR GLASS OR METAL 13X9″ PAN: PRE-BAKE ONLY HALF THE AMOUNT OF TIME (EX: IF 40 MINUTES BAKING TIME, BAKE ONLY 20 MINUTES)
5. REMOVE ONCE PRE-BAKED
6. PECAN PIE FILLING:
7. WHILE BROWNIES ARE BAKING COMBINE BUTTER, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, VANILLA, AND EGGS IN A SMALL SAUCE PAN AND WHISK
8. CONTINUE WHISKING ON MEDIUM-HIGH HEAT AS THE MIXTURE COOKS
9. CONTINUE STIRRING UNTIL IT IS THICKENED, ABOUT 15 MINUTES, WATCH IT DOES NOT BURN SO KEEP STIRRING
10. TOSS IN PECANS AND STIR FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES, IT SHOULD BE THICKISH AND CHUNKY (LIKE OATMEAL)
11. POUR FILLING OVER THE PRE-BAKED BROWNIES
12. BAKE IN OVEN FOR 25-30 MINUTES UNTIL THE CENTER ONLY SLIGHTLY JIGGLES WHEN THE PAN IS MOVED
13. REMOVE AND COOL ON A WIRE RACK
14. ONCE COOLED TO ROOM TEMPERATURE, CUT WITH A SHARP KNIFE INTO 12 PIECES
15. SERVE WITH ICE CREAM, WHIPPED CREAM OR ON THEIR OWN!

Tags

boxed brownie mix,

pastries,

pecan pie,

sweet food

https://www.ambslovesfood.com/pecan-pie-brownies/

Serve these warm with a big scoop of vanilla bean ice cream or fresh heavy whipped cream if you’re really feeling like indulging. We sure did and now there is no going back!

Much love,

PS. We also love these easy pastries too: Gooey Carmelita’s, Six Layer Bars & Smore’s Krispy Treats.