Gifts in a Jar Recipes - Novelties

Butter Pecan Streusel Topping

Fill an old fashioned tin with this delicious topping and attach the recipe as a gift for friends and family. They will love sprinkling it over yogurt, ice cream and puddings.

1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.

In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. With pastry blender or fingertips, work in butter until mixture is crumbly; stir in pecans. Spread in a thin layer on prepared cookie sheet, patting evenly. Bake about 15 minutes, or until mixture is lightly toasted; cool on cookie sheet.

Store mixture in airtight container up to 3 weeks. Use as a topping for yogurt, ice cream, frozen yogurt or pudding.