Must Try Recipe ~ Pecan Pie Brownies

I did a silly thing on Saturday night - I was hungry and decided to look at food blogs!  There are so many Thanksgiving recipes right now, but this one really caught my attention - Pecan Pie Brownies.  If you are lucky enough to have a Cracker Barrel near you, you may have tried their Chocolate Pecan Pie, this is a similar idea, but a little more chocolatey.  And oh so delicious!  If you need just one more dessert for Thursday, this is the one!

Pecan Pie Brownies from Plain Chicken
1 package brownie mix and ingredients listed on the box
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp flour
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups pecans, chopped

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9x9-inch pan.
Mix together brownies according to package directions.  Spread in 9x9-inch pan.
Whisk together melted butter, brown sugar, flour, corn syrup, vanilla and eggs.  Stir in chopped pecans.
Carefully spoon pecan pie mixture over uncooked brownies.
Bake 30-35 minutes.  Cool and cut into 12 or 16 squares.

As you can see, the squares have not yet been cut, but I couldn't resist a sample.  Now, will any make it to our gathering on Thursday??

2:05 update:  As I was cutting these, I found that the center was very gooey.  Most of it was cooked perfectly and I have a platter full, but the rest will require a spoon to eat it.  It could be my oven, but here's a suggestion:  Bake at 325 for 40-45 minutes instead of 350 for 30-35.  Or bake the brownies at 350 for about 20 minutes, remove from the oven and add the pecan topping, then bake another 10-15 minutes.  That should firm the brownies up without overcooking the topping.  I'll try that next time!

3:15 update:  Les just came home from a 110 mile bike ride.  He burned almost 3500 calories.  He said the gooey part was really good!