Here’s a treat to offer unexpected guests making an afternoon visit. Brew up some coffee. Assemble this little treat, perhaps by stealing a few mini-Butterfingers from your kid’s Halloween stash. However you source the ingredients, you will create a perfectly delicious autumn party in no time.
You might also consider sending the kid off to school with a slice in his or her lunchbox for dessert. It’s a crowd-pleaser!
Butterfinger Pecan Crumble Coffee Pastry Recipe
Makes approximately 12 squares
INGREDIENTS
1 Pillsbury crescent dough sheet
½ cup butter
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground allspice
½ tsp ground cardamon
½ tsp ground ginger
¾ cup chopped pecans
8 mini-Butterfingers, crushed
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a cookie sheet.
- In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in spices and let simmer for a minute or two.
- Add pecans to the spiced butter. Stir once or twice to combine.
- Spread Pillsbury croissant dough sheet. Gently stretch it to the edges of the cookie sheet.
- Brush spiced butter and pecan mixture evenly across the sheet of dough. Leave a bit of clean edge if you wish.
- Evenly spread crushed mini-Butterfingers on top of the butter, spice, and nut mixture.
- Bake according to dough sheet package directions.
- When removed from oven and slightly cool, use a sharp knife to cut into squares.
- Eat with a while warm (with a mug of coffee) for best flavor, but it’s tasty at room temperature too.
Recipe, Story, Photography, and Styling by Keith Recker
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