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Ingredients
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (1- 3 1/2-4 oz bar)
- 1 (9 inch) pie crusts (unbaked I like to use My No Roll Pie Crust)
- 2 cups pecan halves, toasted and cooled (7 oz)
- 3 large eggs
- 1⁄3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup dark corn syrup
- lightly sweetened whipped cream
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Nutrients
- Calories: 434.8
- Calories from Fat: 244 g
- Total Fat: 27.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 79.3 mg
- Sodium: 485.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 46.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
- Sugars: 18.2 g
- Protein: 6 g
Bittersweet Chocolate Pecan Pie
Not your usual pecan pie. A rich layer of bittersweet chocolate balances the sweetness of this pie. Chocked full of pecans…
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Ingredients
- 1 cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 6 tablespoons dried cranberries
- 3 1⁄2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 6 cups mixed baby greens
- 3 oranges, peel and white pith removed, segmented
- 3⁄4 cup pecans, toasted
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Nutrients
- Calories: 220.3
- Calories from Fat: 160 g
- Total Fat: 17.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 0.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 15.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
- Sugars: 11 g
- Protein: 2.2 g
Mixed Green Salad with Oranges, Dried Cranberries…
Enjoy this wonderful light and fresh salad for holiday time, or anytime! Cooking time reflects marinating the dried cranberries. I discovered…
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Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 3⁄4 cup light corn syrup
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped
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Nutrients
- Calories: 195
- Calories from Fat: 109 g
- Total Fat: 12.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.7 g
- Cholesterol: 27 mg
- Sodium: 50.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 22.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
- Sugars: 12.9 g
- Protein: 2.2 g
Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars
If chocolate and pecan pie are among your favorites, you should give these delicious bars a try from Martha Stewart's Everyday…
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Ingredients
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 5 cups pecan halves
- 1 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons orange rind, freshly grated
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
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Nutrients
- Calories: 852.1
- Calories from Fat: 642 g
- Total Fat: 71.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 82.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 54.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 10.2 g
- Sugars: 40 g
- Protein: 10.7 g
Spiced Orange Pecans
This is a wonderful and very easy recipe for the holidays! I found it in Taste of Home Magazine. If you…
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Ingredients
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup wild rice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and minced
- 1 stalk celery, minced
- 1⁄2 cup white mushroom, minced
- 1⁄2 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
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Nutrients
- Calories: 190.5
- Calories from Fat: 141 g
- Total Fat: 15.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Cholesterol: 15.3 mg
- Sodium: 361 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 11.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
- Sugars: 1.9 g
- Protein: 3.3 g
Wild Rice Pecan Pilaf
Another wonderful recipe from the Inn at Little Washington.
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Ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup lightly-salted butter
- 1⁄4 lb pecan halves
- 1 cup milk
- 2 1⁄2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 9 egg yolks
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Nutrients
- Calories: 678.8
- Calories from Fat: 546 g
- Total Fat: 60.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 31.3 g
- Cholesterol: 364.3 mg
- Sodium: 174.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 31.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
- Sugars: 25.7 g
- Protein: 6.7 g
Butter Pecan Ice Cream
The way Butter Pecan Ice Cream was meant to taste!! This ice cream is so creamy and delicious you will never…
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Ingredients
- vegetable oil cooking spray
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (3/4 stick)
- 1⁄2 cup golden brown sugar (Packed)
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups walnut halves
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 2 cups whole almonds
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Nutrients
- Calories: 911.1
- Calories from Fat: 760 g
- Total Fat: 84.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 13.6 g
- Cholesterol: 30.5 mg
- Sodium: 610.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 33.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 12.2 g
- Sugars: 16 g
- Protein: 19.5 g
Sweet and Spicy Nuts
This recipe was sent to me by my #2 son. He says they are so good that it would be a…
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Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta
- 1 bunch fresh asparagus (about 1 pound)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 3⁄4 cup shredded parmesan cheese, divided
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup pecan halves, toasted and divided
- freshly grated parmesan cheese
- fresh ground pepper
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Nutrients
- Calories: 534.7
- Calories from Fat: 231 g
- Total Fat: 25.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.5 g
- Cholesterol: 21.2 mg
- Sodium: 628.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 66.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 11.1 g
- Sugars: 2.3 g
- Protein: 13.9 g
Asparagus Pasta with Toasted Pecans
I recently had a back log of Southern Living Magazines waiting for me to go through. When I came across this…
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Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
- 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
- 1⁄3 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 -2 tablespoon milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 24 pecan halves
- 1⁄3 cup milk chocolate pieces
- 1⁄2 teaspoon shortening
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Nutrients
- Calories: 195.6
- Calories from Fat: 125 g
- Total Fat: 13.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.6 g
- Cholesterol: 26 mg
- Sodium: 129.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 16.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
- Sugars: 11.9 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
Double Nut Bars
No Cook bars that can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator. From Better Homes and Gardens.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2⁄3 cup milk
- 2⁄3 cup shredded coconut
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 9-inch pie shell, unbaked
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Nutrients
- Calories: 2827.1
- Calories from Fat: 1524 g
- Total Fat: 169.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 78.9 g
- Cholesterol: 537.5 mg
- Sodium: 1460.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 311.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 19.6 g
- Sugars: 213 g
- Protein: 35.7 g
German Chocolate Pie
Here is a simple and quick to make pie you can use as an alternative to German Chocolate Cake.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 3 cups white bread flour
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons dry milk
- 3⁄4 teaspoon rum extract
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 1⁄2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1⁄3 cup pecan pieces
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fast rise yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
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Nutrients
- Calories: 1473.3
- Calories from Fat: 349 g
- Total Fat: 38.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 13.8 g
- Cholesterol: 53.1 mg
- Sodium: 2503.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 227.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 9.9 g
- Sugars: 33.4 g
- Protein: 33.1 g
Holiday Rum Loaf
Bake several of these at Holiday time to wrap as gifts. Make my Rum Bath to use as a dipping sauce…
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Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 3⁄4 teaspoon curry powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 cups pecan halves
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Nutrients
- Calories: 805.4
- Calories from Fat: 711 g
- Total Fat: 79 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 20.4 mg
- Sodium: 971.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 27.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 9.9 g
- Sugars: 16.2 g
- Protein: 9.6 g
Candied Curried Pecans
Makes a delicious snack or to have out for guests. Also great as a gift idea around Holiday time. Can be…
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Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sifted flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon red pepper
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
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Nutrients
- Calories: 33.3
- Calories from Fat: 24 g
- Total Fat: 2.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.4 g
- Cholesterol: 6 mg
- Sodium: 41 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 1.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
- Sugars: 0.1 g
- Protein: 0.9 g
Cheese Crisps
Try this appetizer at your next dinner party!
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Ingredients
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 8 ounces crushed pineapple, drained
- 2 tablespoons green onions, including tops, chopped
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup green pepper, chopped fine
- 2 teaspoons seasoning salt
- 2 cups pecans, chopped
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Nutrients
- Calories: 1618.4
- Calories from Fat: 1419 g
- Total Fat: 157.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 56.6 g
- Cholesterol: 249.5 mg
- Sodium: 674 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 40.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 11.8 g
- Sugars: 21.8 g
- Protein: 27.9 g
Islander Cheese Ball
Serve this delightfully refreshing cheese ball at your next gathering.
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Ingredients
- 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons cream
- 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (10X)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
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Nutrients
- Calories: 4060.4
- Calories from Fat: 1713 g
- Total Fat: 190.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 75.1 g
- Cholesterol: 191.4 mg
- Sodium: 1123.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 607 g
- Dietary Fiber: 20.5 g
- Sugars: 567.9 g
- Protein: 31 g
Philly Fudge
Fudge is not a twentieth-century invention, but fast fudge is. This recipe, an adaptation of the famous uncooked fudge developed by…
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Ingredients
- 1⁄4 lb butter or 1/4 lb margarine, at room temperature, about
- 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups chopped pecans (6 oz.)
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped candied citron peel
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Nutrients
- Calories: 72.8
- Calories from Fat: 28 g
- Total Fat: 3.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 9.3 mg
- Sodium: 55.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 10.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
- Sugars: 6 g
- Protein: 1 g
Pfeffernusse
A favorite spice cookie from the award winning cookie collection at Sunset Magazine
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Ingredients
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups chopped pecans
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust
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Nutrients
- Calories: 568.7
- Calories from Fat: 306 g
- Total Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 9.9 g
- Cholesterol: 90.8 mg
- Sodium: 275.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 68 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
- Sugars: 31.3 g
- Protein: 7 g
Fudge Pecan Pie
Serve slightly warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream!
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Ingredients
- 20 ounces mint chocolate, chopped (such as Ghirardelli)
- 1 (7 1/2 ounce) package red-and-white-striped hard peppermint candies, chopped (about 1 generous cup)
- 1 cup pecans, toasted, chopped
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Nutrients
- Calories: 797.7
- Calories from Fat: 354 g
- Total Fat: 39.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 42.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 112.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
- Sugars: 69.6 g
- Protein: 5 g
Peppermint and Pecan Chocolate Bark
These rich and chocolaty treats are great for holiday gift-giving -- if you can bring yourself to part with them. From…
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Ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup packed golden brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons Chinese five spice powder (a blend of ground anise, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and ginger, available in the spice section of)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 cups pecan halves
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Nutrients
- Calories: 856.4
- Calories from Fat: 745 g
- Total Fat: 82.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 13.4 g
- Cholesterol: 30.5 mg
- Sodium: 688.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 31.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 9.6 g
- Sugars: 21.5 g
- Protein: 9.3 g
Spiced Holiday Pecans
Great to nibble on with a glass of Champagne over the holidays! From Bon Appétit.
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Ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄3 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 1⁄4 cups packed golden brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter
- 4 cups coarsely chopped pecans (about 14 1/2 ounces)
- 1⁄2 cup whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Nutrients
- Calories: 228.6
- Calories from Fat: 153 g
- Total Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.3 g
- Cholesterol: 20.4 mg
- Sodium: 44.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 19 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
- Sugars: 8.7 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
Chewy Pecan Diamonds
This is a wonderful combination of cookie and candy, with the crumbly crust serving as counterpoint to the chewy caramel topping.…
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups packed golden brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 32 ounces bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened) or 32 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 3⁄4 cup chocolate sprinkles
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Nutrients
- Calories: 65.6
- Calories from Fat: 24 g
- Total Fat: 2.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.8 g
- Cholesterol: 3.1 mg
- Sodium: 7.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 10.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
- Sugars: 10.1 g
- Protein: 0.4 g
Brown Sugar-Pecan Fudge Balls
"The filling tastes just like penuche, a creamy fudge-like candy made with brown sugar and butter." For proper texture, it's important…
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Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 cups chopped bananas
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Nutrients
- Calories: 623.7
- Calories from Fat: 295 g
- Total Fat: 32.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 9.1 g
- Cholesterol: 65.8 mg
- Sodium: 335.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 80 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
- Sugars: 58.1 g
- Protein: 5.7 g
Hummingbird Cake
This is Southern Living's most requested recipe.
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Ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2⁄3 cup orange juice
- 1⁄3 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly (5 1/3 Tablespoons)
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1⁄2 cups coarsely chopped golden delicious apples
- 1⁄2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
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Nutrients
- Calories: 2166.6
- Calories from Fat: 1008 g
- Total Fat: 112 g
- Saturated Fat: 45.5 g
- Cholesterol: 585.5 mg
- Sodium: 2405.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 276.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 12.6 g
- Sugars: 186.5 g
- Protein: 29.6 g
Apple Pecan Quick Bread
From the Magnolia Bakery Cookbook
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Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups light corn syrup or 1 1/2 cups dark corn syrup
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1⁄2 cups chopped pecans
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Nutrients
- Calories: 114.1
- Calories from Fat: 50 g
- Total Fat: 5.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.9 g
- Cholesterol: 18.6 mg
- Sodium: 51.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 15.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
- Sugars: 7.5 g
- Protein: 1.3 g
Pecan Squares
A nice afternoon treat!
