If you love the butterscotch-y, caramel-y flavors of blondies, these things are going to blow your mind. And they’re so easy! It’s one of my classic dump and stir recipes. And though they might take a little while in the oven, you can whip these up super quickly. They’re perfect for those nights when you realize you need to send something sweet to work or school the next day. And once they taste them, they’ll think you slaved for hours over these babies. Y’all enjoy!
Pecan Chewies
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time45 mins
Total Time1 hr
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300°F and lightly spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Melt butter, add sugars, and blend well by hand. Add beaten eggs, stir well. Add flour and stir until all lumps are gone. Add pecans and vanilla. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake approximately 40 to 50 minutes being cautious not to over cook. They will still be jiggly in the middle.
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How great would a couple of these be right now!!!!
I make these too. Sometimes I make a caramel icing to put on them. Makes them even better.
I made these the other night, but I only made half a batch. I though a full batch would be way too much for just me and the husband. WRONG! I should have made a full batch…they are addicting! Now I need to make more!
I know exacly how you feel! One batch is usually not even enough for us.
These are the best! It was even tastier because Stacey made them! I will serve on any committee necessary to eat these tasty treats! Hopefully I will have time to make my own this weekend, probably not as good as stacey’s but I’ll give it my best shot!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Hopefully yours will turn out just as tasty!
OMG, my grandmother used to make this for me and my sisters every summer when we came to spend our summer vacation with her.
oh, oh my!! 🙂
I found a recipe similar to this but it called for 4 eggs instead of 2, and it was called “cornbread cake”. To me it tasted more like a blondie, and that’s what we named it when I made it this morning at the bakery I bake for lol! It was just too confusing to call it by its given name! The front of house openers looked at me like I had two heads when I told them it was “cornbread”. Bless their hearts.
Scrumptious, melt-in-your mouth favorite…who could resist!
Thanks so much, Bonnie!
What is the nutrition values? Am I missing this somewhere?
Sorry, Carol. That’s not something that I calculate for my recipes. There’s often a lot fo variance between products and brands, I’d much rather folks track it themselves with the ingredients they have on hand. You’re welcome to jump over to some of the site like MyFitnessPal.com and they have option of adding in the ingredients to get a rough estimate.
Someone said they made a caramel icing. Could you share the recipe?
I have the exact recipe but it calls for 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon. Have you ever baked these with cinnamon? It’s really delicious. Will have to try it without cinnamon for a change.
Thank you for all the great recipes, hints, tricks and secrets. I love reading your blogs/posts too! 🙂
You’re so welcome, Shay! I have tried them with cinnamon and they are delicious! It’s a great way to completely change the flavor.
I made these today. OMG …. I gotta get them out if the house. They are scrumptious. I could make myself sick eating them.
I know the feeling! So glad you liked them, Shay!
O.M. GEE!!!!! These things are DELICIOUS! My husband and I ate half the pan this afternoon. Good lord have mercy! Went exactly by the recipe, wouldn’t change a thing. These things are a must try!
They are totally addictive! They don’t last very long at our house either. Glad y’all enjoyed them!
My aunt makes these for me only addition is she sprinkles with powdered sugar. AMAZING!!!
YUM!
Here’s a recipe I’ve had for many, many years. It is so close to yours.
4 eggs, beaten
1 box light brown sugar
Melt this together in double boiler. When melted, remove from heat and add the vanilla
1 t. vanilla
2 C. Self Rising Flour
2 C. Pecans chopped
Add all together and bake in 13″X9″ pan at 300 degrees 40-45 minutes. Different ovens vary; just keep an eye on it. It will crack on top, but that’s natural.
Notice there is no butter, or any kind of fat except the small amount in the eggs.
Silly question, should the pecans be chopped up? I’ve never cooked/baked with pecans before (except to make pralines!), but this recipe intrigues me for some reason and I really want to give it a try!
The original recipe calls for whole pecans but I chop them up some times, it’s up to you.
These Pecan Chewies are the best and SO easy to make!! I had forgotten about them until your facebook post today. Looks like I’ll be making them tonight!
So glad you love them as much as we do!
Oh my, can’t wait to try these, and I love that these are all ingredients that I already keep on hand.
Could you add butterscotch bites instead of pecans. I like pecans but, I cannot eat them sometimes. Thanks
Absolutely!
Is the oven temp correct? Seems very low
I have made these several times at the 300° temp and they turn out perfectly every time.
Thanks! I started out at 300 but bumped it up to 350 because it was taking forever. Guess it’s just my oven :/
Yes, it takes 40 to 50 minutes. They won’t seem done all the way – still a little jiggly.
My sweet mother in law gave me this recipe shortly before my husband and I were married. It is one of his favorite treats and making them always scores BIG points for me! The only thing I do differently is to slightly toast the pecans and allow them to cool before adding to the batter. It just adds another dimension of deliciousness to an already decadent dessert! I also chop some of the pecans and leave others halved. It provides a little surprise in every bite. Thanks, Stacey! Love your blog and all the recipes you share!
Thanks Sherri! If I’m feeling especially industrious, I’ll toast some too.
These look so yummy! I love pecans so we will definitely need to try them.
Thanks! Hope you love them!
These look so delicious and remind me of a Chewy Cake Recipe my Aunt made! I love all the flavors of the pecans and buttery yumminess in this! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Hope you’ll love it!
Have you tried freezing them?
I haven’t. They usually don’t last long enough around here. 🙂
Do you think walnuts would be good instead of pecans? Love pecans but none on hand.
Sure!
It is excellent with walnuts. I have tried them and I love them. I’d rather use walnuts instead of pecans!
🙂
I toasted the pecans and added a handful of dried cranberries . The cakes are irresistible , one batch is not enough . Thank you so much for this great recipe
I stumbled onto your pecan chewies recipe when I googled Chewies to order pet food. Am so glad I did.. sounds so yummy. my pecans are chopped and ready to be turned into chewies as soon as it cools down tonite to turn the oven on.
also gonna try your chocolate gravy.
Chopped pecans (or cashews) are easier to enjoy with dentures.
I sure hope they turned out great for you!
How many does one batch make?
It really depends on how you cut them. A 9×13 can be cut into 12 big pieces or as many as 40 little pieces.
Sounds delicious! I will try this over the weekend. 2 cups of sugar? It’s not to sweet?
Hope you’ll enjoy them! It’s dessert!
Baked these tonight and they are delicious! Sticking with this recipe. A taste of comfort and home. Thank you!
There’s a reason it’s one of my favorites! So glad y’all enjoyed them!
This is a wonderful recipe. My grandmother gave me a recipe from a 1950’s cookbook, for a bar very similar to this one. They are called Chewy Noels. Here is the recipe in case you’d like to try it??
Chewy Noels:
2 Tbsps Butter
2eggs
1 c packed brown sugar
5 Tbsps flour
1/8 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c nuts
Powdered sugar for dusting bars.
Melt butter in square baking pan. In a bowl, mix sugar and eggs; add in other ingredients except powdered sugar.
Mix then pour over butter. Bake 20 minutes on 350 degrees. Do nut overbake, center should still be soft (or jiggly like you instructed). Cut into small squares and dust with powdered sugar.
I’ve had so many people think they taste like chocolate, even though there isn’t any in them.
Thanks for sharing, Darlene! These sound great!
Have you ever added chocolate chips to this? Either way, these sound amazing and I can’t wait to fix some!!
I haven’t, but I can’t imagine that being a bad thing!
I made these added Caramel bits and chocolate chips!! They were awesome!!!
Sounds great! Glad you enjoyed them!!
How can you use regular flour?
Try this… https://southernbite.com/turn-all-purpose-flour-into-self-rising-flour/
Followed the recipe exactly. Set the timer for 40 minutes; at 35 minutes they were raising nicely, at 40 they had fallen 🙁 Even bought self rising flour since I didn’t have any. They were a little greasy, but good. Don’t think I would make them again unless someone can answer me what may have happened 🙁
Congrats! That’s exactly what should happen! It’s kinda like making brownie – they rise up, then collapse into chewy, gooey perfection!