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A top view of a partially eaten slice of pecan pie on a white plate with a golden fork, next to a small bowl filled with whole pecans, presented on a lacy white tablecloth.

The BEST Cream Cheese Nutty Bars

This easy 5-ingredient recipe won't last long on the plate. These bars have layers of cream cheese with a cake mix crust and sprinkled with pecans.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Base
  • 1 Duncan Hines Butter Cake Mix
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 3/4 cup butter, melted
Topping
  • 2 8 oz. pkgs cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup 1firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease and flour 9” x 13” pan
  3. Combine base ingredients and press mixture into bottom of pan
  4. Combine topping ingredients and spread evenly over base
  5. Bake 25-30 minutes or until edges are brown and cream cheese topping is set and beginning to brown
  6. Refrigerate before cutting
  7. Refrigerate leftovers