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Are you tired of full and rich and fattening desserts yet? No?
Phew.
Because really…I can’t stop. Sure…I’m trying to use low-fat ingredients, just for you (and so I can wear pants without elastic).
But it’s haaaard (she whines).
So anyway, if you’re being all good and fantastic and you haven’t had sugar in a week…well I envy you. Because I can’t stop!
Just pin these and they will be waiting for you when you need something uber sweet.
These will fulfill that requirement. And more!
I think it’s no secret by this point that I {heart} magic bars. I mean, I made my first batch of them in the summer. And since then I’ve made approximately 7,242,123 kinds.
{Okay, I might be exaggerating. But you get the idea.}
These were born of my love of butterscotch. {Right then, my mom just scratched her head and sighed…because as a kid I would never touch the stuff. Wouldn’t go near her butterscotch krispie treats. Poor woman never got her fill.}
There is something about butterscotch and pecans that just is right. And, ever since I made magic bars with a brownie crust, I’ve been thinking of other types of crust. This one is a cake mix: Butter Pecan Cake Mix. It adds another layer of pecan flavor that totally compliments the butterscotch.
And, well. You pour sweetened condensed milk over anything and it just makes everything right with the world, right?
So…yeah. I’m not stopping the magic bar love anytime soon. Fat pants be damned!
What would your dream flavor of magic bar be?
Butterscotch Pecan Magic Bars
Ingredients
- 1 Butter Pecan Cake Mix
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1 egg
- 1 bag butterscotch chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 ounces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13” pan with foil and spray well with cooking spray.
- Mix cake mix, egg, and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer, until combined. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle butterscotch chips and nuts over the top of the crust.
- Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over the chips and nuts.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes, until it begins to brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Recipe Nutrition
{Recipe inspired by Stella B’s Kitchen.}
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Last Updated on February 2, 2023
The Cookies and Cream one appeals to me. What about a Red Velvet or Peanut Butter Cookie one?
(I’m throwing these out there and you can steal them if you are so inclined. I’m pretty lazy. Though if you come up with a recipe, I myself might be inclined to make it 🙂
LOL! I love both ideas!! 🙂
It must be magic bar week…I just took pictures today of the lemon ones I made on Sunday afternoon. After seeing yours and Ashton’s I need more magic bars in my life!!! Butterscotch is one of my favorites…I love uber sweet goodness! Keep it coming!!!
Lemon? You rock sister. I still have a bag in my fridge! 🙂
again with the drool – this cleanse is going to be very hard with all the goodies I look at every day. last year I didn’t have any trouble – but I was’t blogging then.
28 days seems too long to wait for magic bars
I’ll make you whatever flavor you want and deliver them on Day 29. 🙂
Butter Pecan is SUCH an awesome flavor. And with butterscotch or sweetened condensed milk..pretty much I’d be in heaven. They look sooo chomp-able and perfect, Dorothy!
Thank you Averie! Yeah, all the flavors were so good together. I ate waaaay too many. 🙂
Yes condensed milk over anything tends to something yummy. 🙂 These are no exception.
TOTALLY. 🙂
I love these bars! And have had way too much sugar in my week already. I can’t imagine a little more would hurt 🙂
Nope, sugar never hurts! 🙂
These look incredible!
Thank you Allyson!
I totally want to stuff one of these in my pie hole (er, magic bar hole?) right now. LOVE the butterscotch!
I’m glad you finally found your love of butterscotch because now I get wonderful things like this. Speaking of which, are there some saved in the freezer for me?
Love you,
Mom
LOL, no. Sorry. I need to start a “mom container” in the freezer…
YUM!! We love butterscotch at our place so I KNOW these would be a big hit! And that peanut butter baklavah you posted?! LOOKS AMAZING!! You are so creative!
Thank you! 🙂
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