Easy Honey Pecan Pie Bars Recipe (no corn syrup)
A yummy shortbread crust topped with a buttery, nutty pecan pie layer! Warning: HIGHLY addictive!
Servings: 20
Calories: 389kcal
Ingredients
- 2/3 cups confectioners sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 16 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 11 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons orange zest finely grated
- pinch of kosher salt
- 4 cups pecans chopped coarsely
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter or prepare a 9×13 baking pan with a parchment paper sling.
- For the crust, pulse the confectioners' sugar, flour, and salt together in a food processor. Gradually add 16 tablespoons of the softened butter and vanilla extract using pulse mode. Mix until just combined. Don't over process it will make the crust tough.
- Pat the crust into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on a rack.
- For the pecan pie layer, melt the 11 tablespoons of butter, honey, cream, orange zest, and brown sugar together until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in pecans.
- Spread over prepared crust.
- Return to oven and bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 516IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg