Pecan Pie Bars

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These are amazing! If you like pecan pie, you will LOVE these! In fact, I personally love them way more than pecan pie because it doesn’t have the crust coming up and over the sides.

Our friend Trish gave us this recipe several years ago, and it was an instant hit with our family. We rarely make pecan pies now because we love these so much!

I was intimidated to make them the first time; however, they are not hard at all.

Warning, there is nothing healthy about these bars, but our family loves having them at the holidays.

Delicious and you get that full pecan pie flavor…that’s all that needs to be said about them! Let us know what you think below by posting a comment!

A white plate with several stacked squares of crumbly, nutty Pecan Pie Bars, featuring a golden-brown color and a textured surface.
Pecan Pie Bars
Print Recipe
Pecan pie in a convenient, delicious bar!
Servings Prep Time
25-30 bars, depending on how large you cut them 20 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Servings Prep Time
25-30 bars, depending on how large you cut them 20 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
A white plate with several stacked squares of crumbly, nutty Pecan Pie Bars, featuring a golden-brown color and a textured surface.
Pecan Pie Bars
Print Recipe
Pecan pie in a convenient, delicious bar!
Servings Prep Time
25-30 bars, depending on how large you cut them 20 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Servings Prep Time
25-30 bars, depending on how large you cut them 20 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Ingredients
Crust
Filling ingredients
Servings: bars, depending on how large you cut them
Instructions
Crust
  1. Grease a 9x13 pan; heat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Combine sugar, flour and salt in a larger bowl
    A mixing bowl containing cubes of butter, flour, and a yellow liquid, likely eggs or oil, preparing ingredients for baking Pecan Pie Bars.
  3. With a pastry blender or fork, cut in softened butter thoroughly, until mixture resembles very fine bread crumbs. Another option is to use the food processor and pulse a few times to get the texture to that of fine bread crumbs.
    A mixing bowl containing a coarse, crumbly mixture of flour and butter, with a metal pastry cutter partially visible on the left for making a shortbread crust.
  4. Press mixture into the bottom of the greased pan. You can either use plastic wrap to press the crumb mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan, or I have simply wet my fingers with water and done the same thing without any problem.
    A glass baking dish filled with a thick, even layer of pressed unbaked shortbread pastry crust for making Peacn Pie Bars.
  5. Bake crust for 17-20 minutes, until lightly browned.
    A large, rectangular glass baking dish containing a freshly baked, light golden-brown shortbread crust. The crust looks smooth and evenly spread, filling the entire dish.
Filling
  1. Combine brown sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 cup butter in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring regularly. Remove from heat once mixture begins to boil.
    A saucepan containing chunks of butter and brown sugar on a wooden countertop, prepared for cooking.
  2. Stir 1/4 of the hot mixture into the beaten eggs, add remaining hot mixture and blend well.
  3. Stir in chopped pecans and vanilla. Blend well.
    A saucepan filled with a bubbling mixture of finely chopped nuts and caramelizing sugar on a stove, stirred with a black spoon.
  4. Pour over baked crust.
    A rectangular glass baking dish holds freshly baked Pecan Pie Bars. The golden-brown crust is covered evenly with a layer of chopped pecans, creating a textured surface that glistens in the light.
  5. Bake entire dish for about 35 minutes, or until set (so that the middle doesn't jiggle when you jiggle the pan). Do not burn!
    A rectangular glass baking dish holds freshly baked Pecan Pie Bars. The golden-brown crust is covered evenly with a layer of chopped pecans, creating a textured surface that glistens in the light.
  6. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  7. Cut into bars and serve!
    A white plate with several stacked squares of crumbly, nutty Pecan Pie Bars, featuring a golden-brown color and a textured surface.
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