Pecan Pie Bars are a present stopping Vacation dessert that’s really easy to make and tastes so a lot better than store-bought. It tastes like one of the best pecan pie you’ve ever had however within the form of cookie bars. We make our pecan pies with no corn syrup, we use honey caramel so it’s assured tastier than any! Make sure to learn step-by-step and video for the right pecan pie bars recipe.

Do you keep in mind these Mini Pecan Pies? A recipe that we created years in the past for social media solely, after which moist viral on Instagram. So final 12 months we determined to make a video and write the entire article on them. Immediately’s pecan pie bars are a by-product of that AMAZING pecan pie, but minimize into bars.

When you’ve shied from do-it-yourself pastry, attempt our idiot proof Pie Dough which makes use of frozen butter grated into the flour. Assured flakey! You’ll be able to positively use retailer purchased nonetheless, we love the flakey no fail pie dough recipe above. 

And for those who love mini treats, make certain to attempt our Mini Cherry Pie, Mini Black Forest Cupcakes, Mini Cheesecakes, Mini Pavlova and far more.

Why You’ll Love This Pecan Pie Naked Recipe

• They’re merely SO TASTY and scrumptious 💛 The caramel is made utilizing some honey which provides a wealthy but to not candy taste to the pecan pie bars.
• You don’t want any fancy instruments, it comes collectively in a saucepan in case your crust is prepared.
• The recipe is SUPER straightforward to make!
• You’ll be able to simply double the recipe or half it for smaller crowds.
• Likewise, you possibly can simply make these upfront! Bonus: they freeze so nicely!
• Pecan pie bars might be changed into Mini Pecan Pies for a swap in presentation.
• The flavour of honey is so delicate but wealthy, and but you possibly can swap it for Maple syrup for those who love that style.
• The caramel is a no brainer one right here with no thermometer or fuss neeeded.
• No Corn syrup is used right here, much like our fashionable Straightforward Sweet Apples so it’s more healthy for you!
• Pecan Pie Bars have an exquisite texture of crunchy pecans, gentle caramel and flakey pie crust multi function chunk!

Elements to Make Pecan Pie Bars

• Have your Pie Dough ready upfront. Watch the video, step-by-step and ideas for this idiot proof crust recipe which you’ll by no means consider how straightforward it’s! I’ve bee educating it on the cooking faculty and it’s SO fashionable!
• Mild Brown Sugar. It provides a wealthy taste to the caramel due to the molasses.
• Eggs. They bind the filling collectively whereas including a wealthy style to the pecan pie bars.
• Honey. As a substitute of the corn syrup, the honey provides extra dietary worth, style and higher consistency.
• Butter. For richness and a toffee like caramel sauce taste.
• Vanilla. Flavoring ingreident, and you’ll add to that cinnamon for those who’d like.
• Cream. Non-obligatory for a luscious end.
• Salt. To spike the flavour
• Pecans. Our hero nuts, which you’ll be able to nonetheless substitute for cashews or walnuts or hazelnuts. You need to use entire or chopped pecans right here, we love entire.

Tips on how to Make Pecan Pie Bars

Make the Crust

1.  You’ll begin by becoming the pie crust right into a 9 inch sq. pan, and trim any extra. The crust must be pre-baked for about 15 minutes at excessive temperature first earlier than including the filling. This ensures that the crust gained’t be soggy. 
   
2. Preheat the oven to 420 levels, and bake the pie crust for simply anout 15-18 minutes till it begins to have a light-weight tan coloration, and feels set. It gained’t be fully cooked by. You’ll want the curst to chill down earlier than including the nice and cozy filling over it. 
   

   Make Pecan Pie Filling
   

3. To begin making the filling, use a small sauce pan to soften within the butter, mild brown sugar and honey. Have the pot over medium warmth and stir utilizing a whisk. You have to utterly dissolve the brown sugar, in any other case you’ll have a gritty pecan pie filling. This takes about 2 minutes. The honey may also loosen up and the filling can be easy. 
   
4. Switch the new caramel to a big bowl, this helps it cool quicker earlier than including the egg. When you add the egg to a scorching caramel, they are going to get cooked and have an disagreeable texture and style. 
5. Begin by including within the vanilla, cream, salt and whisk nicely. The filling needs to be heat however not scorching earlier than including within the eggs.
   
6. Add the eggs one after the other whereas constantly whisking to ensure it blends nicely into the filling with out being cooked. 
   
7. Lastly add within the pecans. You need to use chopped or entire. We love entire for aesthetic functions solely.
   

   Bake the Pecan Pie Bars 

   

8. Now pour the pecan pie filling over the cooled crust and take the pan bake right into a 350 levels oven.
   
9. The pecan pie bars will bake for about 35-40 minutes till you see the filling has set. It shouldn’t jiggle anymore, and it’ll look barely poofed up.
   
10. It’s BEST to let the bars calm down fully earlier than slicing as a result of the filling will nonetheless be gentle and should smudge.
11. You’ll be able to chill the pan within the fridge for those who’re rushed to serve them and even within the freezer. 
    
12. Reduce the pecan pie bars into 2-Three inch squares (relying in your desire ) and serve them immediately!

Pecan Pie Bars Suggestions and FAQ

1. Have your Pie Dough ready upfront, it retains within the freezer and fridge for some time. Alternatively you should utilize retailer purchased. 
2. Pre-baking the crust at excessive temperature earlier than including the filling ensures the crust by no means will get soggy. 
3. Likewise ready for 10 minutes for the caramel to chill earlier than including it over the crust is essential to keep away from a soggy crust. 
4. When making the pecan pie filling, make certain to dissolve the sugar and honey and butter collectively. In any other case the filling can have a gritty texture type the brown sugar.
5. To keep away from ready for the caramel to chill off, we switch it to a bigger bowl that’s chilly and whisk it constantly. 
6. Having a heat caramel and including the eggs one after the other whereas whisking is essential. This can assure the eggs don’t curdle and cook dinner within the caramel.
7. You’ll be able to taste the caramel with spices for those who like like apple spice, or simply cinnamon. 
8. Likewise, be happy to make use of hazelnuts, cashews or walnuts for those who can’t have pecans or possibly need a variation on the recipe.
9. Whereas we love the look of utilizing entire pecans, you possibly can simply as nicely use chopped nuts.
10. When baking the filling into the crust, be sure you have dropped the oven temperature. It’s because the crust will want a excessive temperature oven initially. 
11. The filling can be set when the pecan pie bars are prepared, however nonetheless too gentle to chop when heat. So make certain the submitting has cooled off utterly earlier than reducing. 

Tips on how to Retailer Pecan Pie Bars

As soon as cooled, you possibly can maintain the bars at room temperature in a sealed container or nicely coated in a serving plate for 1 week. When you favor a chilly dessert, they are often refrigerated for as much as 10 days and have a novel style when chilly. 

Are you able to Freeze Pecan Pie Bars?

YES! As soon as cooled utterly, minimize them into squares and wrap every sq. with plastic wrap and freeze. As soon as frozen, place the squares in a ziploc bag and freeze them for upto Three months. To take pleasure in them, thaw the bars at room temperature on the counter and luxuriate in. When you’d wish to heat them up, you could place them wrapped in foil in a 350 diploma oven for 7 minutes or air fryer for two minutes.

Which Pecan to make use of?

Chopped or entire pecans work simply as nicely right here, we nonetheless favor entire pecans for aesthetic causes. Each work nicely within the recipe.

Can I make this recipe right into a Pecan Pie? 

YES Completely! Use a 9 inch spherical pie dish and comply with the recipe. 

Tips on how to Double or Triple this Recipe?

Use 2 or Three sq. pans and comply with the recipe as is. 

Extra Vacation Dessert Recipes

Mini Pecan Pies

Apple Cider Donuts

Mini Cherry Pie

Apple Crisp Recipe

Mandarin Orange Cake

Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

Apple Crumble

Selfmade Caramel Sauce for Cinnamon Roll Pancakes for a Vacation breakfast the following day!