Recipes and Cooking Gooey Mixed-Nut Bars 4.4 (23) Add your rating & review This bar tastes just like pecan pie, but an assortment of your favorite snack nuts takes the place of the pecans. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 25 mins Bake Time: 45 mins Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Yield: 32 bars Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients Nonstick cooking spray 1 package 2-layer-size yellow cake mix ½ cup butter 4 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup packed brown sugar ½ cup light-color corn syrup ⅓ cup butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 cup mixed nuts, coarsely chopped Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan. Coat foil with cooking spray; set aside. Place cake mix in a large bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut the 1/2 cup butter into cake mix until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press mixture evenly onto the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned and set. Meanwhile, in a large bowl whisk together eggs, brown sugar, corn syrup, the 1/3 cup melted butter, the vanilla, and cinnamon. Stir in mixed nuts. Pour nut mixture over warm crust. Bake about 30 minutes more or until bubbly around the edges and golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Using the edges of the foil, lift uncut bars out of pan. Cut into bars. To Store: Layer bars between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 207 Calories 11g Fat 26g Carbs 3g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Calories 207 % Daily Value * Total Fat 11g 14% Saturated Fat 4g 20% Cholesterol 36mg 12% Sodium 163mg 7% Total Carbohydrate 26g 9% Total Sugars 15g Protein 3g Calcium 40.4mg 3% Iron 0.7mg 4% Potassium 78mg 2% Folate, total 16.1mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.