These pecan bars served a la mode with caramel sauce are a fun alternative to classic pecan pie!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 40 minutesmins
Cool Time 2 hourshrs
Total Time 2 hourshrs50 minutesmins
Servings 12bars
Calories 519
Author Annalise
Ingredients
For the Crust:
1 ¼cupall-purpose flour(150 grams)
½cuppowdered sugar (56 grams)
¼teaspoonsalt
½cupunsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes (1 stick, 113 grams)
For the Pecan Filling:
¾cupunsalted butter, melted (1 ½ sticks, 170 grams)
½cuphoney(168 grams)
⅓cuplight or dark brown sugar(70 grams)
¼cupheavy cream(56 grams)
3 ½cuppecan halves or pieces(400 grams)
For Serving:
Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
Caramel sauce
Instructions
To make crust, preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter 9x13 inch baking dish with butter and line with parchment paper.
In large bowl combine flour, powdered sugar and salt. Add butter and use pastry blender to cut it into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into prepared baking dish and bake until edges are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
To make filling, whisk together melted butter, honey, brown sugar and heavy cream until mixture is smooth. Add pecans and stir until all pecans are coated. Spread on top of crust.
Bake bars for 20 minutes until filling is bubbling. Let cool completely. Cut into squares and top with ice cream and caramel sauce.