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! Remember to learn step-by-step and video for the proper 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. Right this moment’s pecan pie bars are a spinoff of that AMAZING pecan pie, but lower into bars.

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

And in case you love mini treats, make certain to strive our Mini Cherry Pie, Mini Black Forest Cupcakes, Mini Cheesecakes, Mini Pavlova and rather 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 may simply double the recipe or half it for smaller crowds.
• Likewise, you’ll be able to simply make these prematurely! Bonus: they freeze so properly!
• Pecan pie bars may be changed into Mini Pecan Pies for a swap in presentation.
• The flavour of honey is so refined but wealthy, and but you’ll be able to swap it for Maple syrup in case you 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, just like our well-liked Simple Sweet Apples so it’s more healthy for you!
• Pecan Pie Bars have an exquisite texture of crunchy pecans, smooth caramel and flakey pie crust multi function chew!

Elements to Make Pecan Pie Bars

• Have your Pie Dough ready prematurely. 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 instructing it on the cooking faculty and it’s SO well-liked!
• 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 an alternative 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 in case you’d like.
• Cream. Non-obligatory for a luscious end.
• Salt. To spike the flavour
• Pecans. Our hero nuts, which you’ll nonetheless substitute for cashews or walnuts or hazelnuts. You need to use complete or chopped pecans right here, we love complete.

How you can 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 quarter-hour 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 lightweight tan coloration, and feels set. It gained’t be solely cooked via. 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, gentle brown sugar and honey. Have the pot over medium warmth and stir utilizing a whisk. You must fully dissolve the brown sugar, in any other case you’ll have a gritty pecan pie filling. This takes about 2 minutes. The honey can even loosen up and the filling shall be easy. 
   
4. Switch the recent caramel to a big bowl, this helps it cool quicker earlier than including the egg. In case you add the egg to a sizzling caramel, they may get cooked and have an disagreeable texture and style. 
5. Begin by including within the vanilla, cream, salt and whisk properly. The filling ought to be heat however not sizzling earlier than including within the eggs.
   
6. Add the eggs one after the other whereas repeatedly whisking to ensure it blends properly into the filling with out being cooked. 
   
7. Lastly add within the pecans. You need to use chopped or complete. We love complete 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 quiet down solely earlier than slicing as a result of the filling will nonetheless be smooth and will smudge.
11. You may chill the pan within the fridge in case you’re rushed to serve them and even within the freezer. 
    
12. Reduce the pecan pie bars into 2-3 inch squares (relying in your choice ) and serve them immediately!

Pecan Pie Bars Suggestions and FAQ

1. Have your Pie Dough ready prematurely, it retains within the freezer and fridge for some time. Alternatively you should use 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 necessary 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 kind 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 repeatedly. 
6. Having a heat caramel and including the eggs one after the other whereas whisking is vital. It will assure the eggs don’t curdle and prepare dinner within the caramel.
7. You may taste the caramel with spices in case you like like apple spice, or simply cinnamon. 
8. Likewise, be at liberty to make use of hazelnuts, cashews or walnuts in case you can’t have pecans or possibly desire a variation on the recipe.
9. Whereas we love the look of utilizing complete pecans, you’ll be able to simply as properly use chopped nuts.
10. When baking the filling into the crust, be sure to have dropped the oven temperature. It is because the crust will want a excessive temperature oven initially. 
11. The filling shall be set when the pecan pie bars are prepared, however nonetheless too smooth to chop when heat. So make certain the submitting has cooled off fully earlier than slicing. 

How you can Retailer Pecan Pie Bars

As soon as cooled, you’ll be able to preserve the bars at room temperature in a sealed container or properly coated in a serving plate for 1 week. In case 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 fully, lower 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 3 months. To get pleasure from them, thaw the bars at room temperature on the counter and revel in. In case you’d prefer to heat them up, you might 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 complete pecans work simply as properly right here, we nonetheless favor complete pecans for aesthetic causes. Each work properly 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. 

How you can Double or Triple this Recipe?

Use 2 or 3 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

Do-it-yourself Caramel Sauce for Cinnamon Roll Pancakes for a Vacation breakfast the following day!