122 pecan bar recipes

Pumpkin bars built on a spice cake mix shortcut: a press-in crust topped with a pumpkin custard layer, finished with chopped pecans. Thirty-two festive holiday bars from one box of mix.

Date bars with whole dates stuffed with pecans pressed into a brown sugar and sour cream batter. A touch of ginger and a dusting of powdered sugar finish them off.

Cocoa bars with a buttery shortbread base and a fudgy cocoa-almond topping baked on top. Two-step build in one pan, sliced into 24 squares while warm.

This recipe was created when I made a mistake in making it. It was originally suppose to a brownie type dessert, but I used a jelly roll pan and didn't use enough butter. The end result became a hit and is alway requested and raved about.

Nutty apricot bars with a coconut-pecan crumble crust and jammy dried apricot filling. A layered fruit bar that's part cookie, part shortcake, chilled and sliced from the pan.

Rich 'n' creamy brownie bars: fudgy pecan brownies topped with a cheesecake-style cream cheese layer. The best of both desserts, sliced into 48 potluck-ready bars.

Pecan toffee bars with a buttery shortbread crust, Heath brickle bits, coconut, and melted chocolate on top. Layered dessert bars with crunch, chew, and gooey chocolate.

Applesauce brownies with no butter or oil, loaded with pecans and chocolate chips. A full cup of applesauce keeps them fudgy while cocoa powder brings deep chocolate flavor.

These rich chocolate-toffee bars from Mary Lueke of Menasha were our top pick in the bar category.

Applesauce cheesecake squares blend cream cheese, applesauce, and warm spice on a pecan-graham crust topped with the same crumb mixture. A fall-flavored bar that beats round cheesecake.

Turtle bars with shortbread crust, pecan halves, brown sugar caramel, and a smooth chocolate top. The classic candy-store flavor in a 24-bar pan.

These gooey cream cheese bars start with a yellow cake mix crust and get topped with a rich layer of powdered sugar, coconut, and nuts. They vanish from the pan faster than you can say "save me one."

Mocha pecan balls rolled in powdered sugar, made with espresso, cocoa powder, butter, and chopped pecans. A coffee-chocolate twist on classic snowball cookies.

Finnish pecan balls (Finnish snowballs) made with butter, cake flour, and toasted pecans, rolled twice in powdered sugar for a melt-in-your-mouth holiday cookie.

Maple pecan balls are buttery brown sugar cookies infused with maple extract and rolled around chopped pecans, each topped with a toasted pecan half. Tender, nutty, and built for holiday tins.

Mississippi mud bars layer fudgy pecan-studded brownies under a glossy chocolate frosting and another shower of toasted pecans. Cut into small bars, they yield over four dozen from one 9x13 pan. Southern bake-sale royalty.