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Active time: 5 min Start to finish: 20 minBesides serving these crunchy pumpkin seeds in our chili and chopped salad, we love to make up a batch to keep on hand as a snack.
Makes 2 cups.
INGREDIENTS
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INGREDIENTS
2 cups pecan halves
3 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
12 ounces bittersweet chocolate
2 teaspoons fleur de sel or coarse sea salt
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°. Put pecans on a baking sheet and cook, stirring occasionally, until toasted, about 8 minutes. When cool, chop roughly. Divide into 2 batches; chop 1 batch finely. Set both batches aside.
Put sugar, butter, salt, and 3/4 cup water in a 4-qt. saucepan [...]
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3/4 cup unsalted butter
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa, plus
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a 9-inch square metal cake pan with foil, draping the foil over the edges. Lightly butter the foil.
2. In a large saucepan, melt the butter with the unsweetened chocolate over very low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from the [...]
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First Layer
1 cup butter , softened (2 sticks)
1 cup dark brown sugar , firmly packed
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals
Second Layer
1 (14ounce)can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract or dark rum
1 1/2 cups whole pecans or hazelnuts or almonds or mixed nuts
1/2-1 tablespoon crystal sea salt (large crystals)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a mixing bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar and salt until light and fluffy.
Add flour, 1 cup at a time, stirring between additions. Add instant coffee crystals and blend [...]
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Crust
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter , softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2egg yolks
3 cups mini marshmallows
Topping
2/3 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 (12ounce)package peanut butter chips
2 cups Rice Krispies
2 cups salted peanuts
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level off.
In a large bowl, combine all crust ingredients, except for marshmallows.Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9×13 pan.
Bake 12-15 minutes.
Immediately sprinkle marshmallows over the crust and bake [...]