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Check out these easy Pecan Praline Blondies - a simple blondie bar cookie recipe to make for National Pecan Day on April 14. Enjoy!

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Feature: Easy Pecan Praline Blondies: Just 7 Ingredients!

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But don’t let simplicity fool you. These rich, buttery bars will become a favorite if you love pecan pie, pralines, or anything caramel. The recipe calls for brown sugar as its main flavoring – hence the bars’ classification as a “blondie” – rather than the customary cocoa or melted chocolate which typifies brownies.

The result is a rich caramel-and-nut bar with dense texture that comes from cooking brown sugar and butter together, a flavor long associated with praline candy.

Pralines, a confection made from nuts and caramelized sugar syrup, originated in France. Settlers brought the concoction to the southern U.S., where the prevalence of pecan trees made the pecan-praline pairing quite popular.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Bake time: 25-30 minutes
Makes 35 bars

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