Ingredients

Crust:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour

3/4 cup splenda

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted

Filling:

3 cups pecan halves, divided

1 cup splenda

1 cup brown sugar

3 eggs

4 tablespoons butter, melted

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. For crust, combine flours, splenda, and baking soda in small bowl. Add butter; mix until crumbly. Lightly press crumb mixture in bottom of 10 x 15 inch pan.

Bake 15 minutes; remove from oven.

Meanwhile, for filling, reserve 1 cup of pecans for garnish. Chop remaining pecans into pea-size pieces. In a medium-sized bowl combine chopped pecans, splenda, brown sugar, eggs, butter, vanilla and salt; mix well. Pour filling over warm crust, spreading to edges of pan. Arrange remaining pecan halves over filling. Bake 17-19 minutes or until filling is set in center. Remove from oven; cool completely.

Cut into 32 squares; cut each square diagonally.