Pecan Pie Brownies

This recipe comes from a Pillsbury recipe booklet from 1995. These are excellent tasting brownies! This recipe uses a store bought fudge brownie mix, which is perfectly fine, and using a store brand will be a savings. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Ingredients

For the Topping

1/4 cup butter, (1/2 stick)
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups pecans, chopped

For the Brownies

1 box fudge brownie mix, Shortcut
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F). Grease the bottom only of a 9x13 baking pan.

For the Topping

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan on medium low heat, when melted, stir in the flour and stir until smooth, then add the brown sugar and eggs, continue stirring to mix well. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove the topping from heat, stir in the vanilla extract then stir in the pecans. Set aside.

For the Brownies

To a large mixing bowl, add all the Brownie Ingredients (the box mix and the other ingredients listed here, NOT the ingredients on the box) and mix together and beat 50 times with a spoon.
Spread the brownie mix evenly in the prepared pan.
Spread the Topping mixture evenly over the brownies. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until set.
Remove from oven and place baking pan on a wire rack and allow the brownies to cool completely.
Cut into 12 or 24 squares, serve and enjoy.

Notes

Several factors to determine cost per serving for this dessert. Cutting the brownies into 24 squares instead of 12 would reduce the cost per serving a lot, but who wants a smaller brownie. Based on location for pricing, the US would be Low cost per serving for sure, and using a store brand for the brownie mix will also help in reducing the cost. For Thailand, this would be Fair to High cost per serving if using a store bought brownie mix, using a homemade mix would reduce to the cost considerably even to Low cost per serving.

Shortcut: Gooey Fudge Brownies.

Adapted from 1995 Pillsbury recipe card.