Spiced Pecan Pie Bars Recipe

Name: Spiced Pecan Pie Bars Recipe
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Makes 32 bars
Ingredients: Baking spray with flour; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed; ¾ cup unsifted powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 4 large eggs; 1 cup light corn syrup; ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar; ½ cup honey; ¼ cup all-purpose flour; ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; 3 cups pecans, coarsely chopped

3 Ratings
3 Reviews

Pecan pie but better.

By Anna Theoktisto

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Recipe Summary

total:

2 hrs

active:

10 mins

Yield:

Makes 32 bars

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Two pantry staples—ground cinnamon and ginger—give the traditional pecan pie filling an unexpected and flavorful twist. For an impressive dessert, serve each bar on a plate with a scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce. Or just enjoy them right out of the pan!

Directions

Step 1
Prepare the Crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13- x 9-inch baking pan with baking spray with flour. Line bottom and sides of pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2- to 3-inch overhang on 2 sides. Place flour, butter, powdered sugar, and salt in a food processor. Pulse until coarse crumbs form, 6 to 7 times. Firmly press mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven until light golden brown, about 20 minutes. (Crust will have cracks.)

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Step 2
Prepare the Filling: Whisk together eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, honey, flour, melted butter, cinnamon, salt, and ginger in a bowl until smooth. Stir in pecans. Pour over warm Crust. Bake at 350°F until Filling is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan, about 1 hour. Slice into 32 bars.

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Southern Living Member

04/28/2022

This recipe was delicious! I brought the bars to Easter and there were only a few left. I did panic when making them because they came out soupy when I cut them. I put them in the oven for 35 minutes & let them cool the amount of time indicated in the recipe. I put them back in the oven for another 30-35 minutes & let them cool again. Luckily, they set after being in the oven longer.

Southern Living Member

11/25/2021

Love it! This recipe is going in the keep file, will be making these every year. Easy to put together. Perfect amount of sweetness. Not so cloyingly sweet like pecan pie. Shortbread crust is perfect and the subtleness of the spices makes it perfect. Everyone loved these! Added an extra 5 min bake time (35) and it came out perfect.

Southern Living Member

11/28/2020

Delicious! The only reason I'm not rating this recipe 5-stars is because I wish I'd known before making them about the common perils of making a pecan pie. They apply here too (I've never made a pecan pie). The bars in the middle of the pan were soupy despite my following the instructions to the letter. Maybe 1/4 cup of flour isn't enough for the filling?

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