Desserts & Sweets with pecans

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Candied pecans: 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 1 cup pecan halves, toasted Brownies: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (54% to 60%[...]

Fruit Crumble: Filling 2 ¼ C Dates , pitted & chopped 2 C Apple juice , fresh 1 C Cranberries , fresh or frozen ½ C Raisins ½ C Walnuts , chopped ¼ tsp[...]

FRUIT CRUMBLE: Filling 2 ¼ C Dates , pitted & chopped 2 C Apple juice , fresh 1 C Cranberries , fresh or frozen ½ C Raisins ½ C Walnuts , chopped ¼ tsp[...]

For the crust: 1 cup Original Uncle Sam Cereal ( chopped up fine in food processor) 1 cup graham crackers crumbs 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup crushed pecans 1[...]

3/4 c. finely-minced peeled ripe bananas 1/4 c. golden sugar - (packed) 1/4 c. graham cracker crumbs 2 Tbsp. finely-minced walnuts 2 Tbsp. finely-minced[...]

    Graham Cracker Crust----- 1 c. Graham Cracker Crumbs 1/2 c. Pecans -- Minced 1/4 c. Butter -- Melted 1 tsp Granulated Sugar     Cheesecake----- 16 ounce[...]

2 Tbsp. unsalted butter 2 x Golden brown Delicious or possibly Granny Smith Apples peeled, cored,     and coarsely minced 2 Tbsp. brown sugar - (to 3) 1 pch[...]

1 Tbsp. Butter 1 pkt Nabisco Famous chocolate wafers (9 ounce), fine crushed 3 Tbsp. Minced walnuts 1/3 c. Unsalted butter, melted 1 1/2 lb Cream cheese ,[...]

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