Pecan Pie Bars
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5.0
15 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Servings
12 bars
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Calories
317 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Pecan Pie Bars
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Pecan Pie Bars are a show stopping Holiday dessert that's so easy to make and tastes so much better than store-bought. It tastes like the best pecan pie you've ever had but in the shape of cookie bars. We make our pecan pies with no corn syrup, we use honey caramel so it's guaranteed tastier than any!
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Ingredients
Crust
- 1 sweet pie crust store bought or homemade Recipe here
Pecan Pie Filling
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup honey
- 5 Tablespoons butter unsalted
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 Tablespoon cream optional
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups pecans whole or chopped
Notes
- Have your Pie Dough prepared in advance, it keeps in the freezer and fridge for a while. Alternatively you can use store bought.
- Pre-baking the crust at high temperature before adding the filling ensures the crust never gets soggy.
- Likewise waiting for 10 minutes for the caramel to cool before adding it over the crust is important to avoid a soggy crust.
- When making the pecan pie filling, make sure to dissolve the sugar and honey and butter together. Otherwise the filling will have a gritty texture form the brown sugar.
- To avoid waiting for the caramel to cool off, we transfer it to a larger bowl that's cold and whisk it continuously.
- Having a warm caramel and adding the eggs one at a time while whisking is key. This will guarantee the eggs don't curdle and cook in the caramel.
- You can flavor the caramel with spices if you like like apple spice, or just cinnamon.
- Likewise, feel free to use hazelnuts, cashews or walnuts if you can’t have pecans or maybe want a variation on the recipe.
- While we love the look of using whole pecans, you can just as well use chopped nuts.
- When baking the filling into the crust, make sure you have dropped the oven temperature. This is because the crust will need a high temperature oven initially.
- The filling will be set when the pecan pie bars are ready, but still too soft to cut when warm. So make sure the filing has cooled off completely before cutting.
- Once cooled, you can keep the bars at room temperature in a sealed container or well covered in a serving plate for 1 week. If you prefer a cold dessert, they can be refrigerated for up to 10 days and have a unique taste when cold.
- YES! Once cooled completely, cut them into squares and wrap each square with plastic wrap and freeze. Once frozen, place the squares in a ziploc bag and freeze them for upto 3 months. To enjoy them, thaw the bars at room temperature on the counter and enjoy. If you'd like to warm them up, you may place them wrapped in foil in a 350 degree oven for 7 minutes or air fryer for 2 minutes.
- Chopped or whole pecans work just as well here, we however prefer whole pecans for aesthetic reasons. Both work well in the recipe.
- YES Totally! Use a 9 inch round pie dish and follow the recipe.
- Use 2 or 3 square pans and follow the recipe as is.
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