Butterscotch Treat

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (or 1/2 cup brown sugar twin)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (or 1/2 cup splenda)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 30 pecan halves
• 1 (300 g) bag butterscotch chips

Recipe

• 1 beat together ricotta cheese, brown and sugars, egg and vanilla until smooth.
• 2 combine flour, baking powder, salt and chopped pecans, mix and add to cheese mixture.
• 3 mix well.
• 4 spray an 8 x 8 pan with veggie spray.
• 5 pour mixture into pan and spread evenly.
• 6 bake in a 350f degree oven for 30 minutes or until cake starts to pull away from the sides of the pan.
• 7 remove from oven to cooling rack and while still hot, shake butterscotch chips evenly over top.
• 8 as the chips melt, spread over entire surface with a spatula.
• 9 (if the chips are slow in melting, place the pan under the broiler for a minute, then spread.) place half pecans so that when cut there will be a pecan in the centre of each square.
• 10 cool completely before cutting.
• 11 place pan in refrigerator to help set the topping.
• 12 store in refrigerator.