Pecan Pie Bars
This Pecan Pie Bars recipe has everything you love about pecan pie, in convenient handheld form. Make a batch and watch them disappear!
Servings: 12
Calories: 536kcal
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- FILLING
- 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups dark corn syrup
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Combine 1 3/4 cups flour, butter and sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/3 cup pecans.
- Press crust mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 18-22 minutes or until edges are very light golden brown.
- Combine brown sugar, 6 tablespoons flour, and salt in large bowl; whisk until mixed. Add corn syrup, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Stir in 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans. Spread evenly over hot, partially baked crust.
- Bake 30-35 minutes or until filling is set and knife inserted 1-inch from edge comes out clean.
- Cool completely. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Cut into bars.
Notes
- Don’t rush your pecan pie bars! They really do need to chill before you serve them. This lets them set properly so they don’t fall apart when you cut them.
Nutrition
Calories: 536kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 406mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 561IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg