Quick And Easy Pecan Bars That Tastet Like Pecan Pie But Are So Much Easier!

All the flavor of pecan pie in a quick and easy dessert bar. That's what you get with one of our favorite desert bar recipes - quick and easy pecan bars. If you are a fan of pecans and pecan pie you will love these cookie bars.

Raised a yankee, I did not grow up on pecan pie but have become a convert since moving to Arizona, one of the US states where pecans grow. Other US pecan growing states include Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Hawaii.

I had no idea just how many different kinds of pecans there are - more than 1,000!

Pecans are a great source of protein and unsaturated fat!

Did you know that clinical research suggests that eating a handful of pecans each day may help lower cholesterol levels similar to what is seen with cholesterol lowering medications? I often snack on pecans and other nuts during the day.

Of coarse, eating Pecan Bars is not the least caloric, most healthy way to get your daily serving of pecans, but it is probably the sweetest!

Recipe Source: This great pecan dessert bars recipe comes from the Silver Palate Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition the 1980's classic that helped revolutionize American home cooking.

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