DESSERT

PECAN PIE

SURPRISE BARS

• 1 box yellow or butter-flavor cake mix

• 1/3 cup margarine or butter, softened

• 1 egg

FILLING

• ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

• 1 ½ cups dark corn syrup

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 3 eggs

• 1 cup chopped pecans

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan. Reserve 2/3 cup of the dry cake mix for filling.

In large bowl, beat remaining cake mix, margarine and 1 egg at low speed until well blended. Press into bottom of greased pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

In the same bowl, beat reserved dry cake mix, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and eggs at low speed until moistened. Beat at medium speed 1 minute or until well blended.

Pour filling mixture over warm base; sprinkle with pecans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until filling is set. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store in refrigerator. Makes 36 bars.

Per serving: 160 calories, 6 g fat, 1 g polyunsaturated, 1 g saturated, 24 g cholesterol, 1 g protein, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 140 g sodium.

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