I’m a Little Nutty Pecan Pie Bars are one of my absolute favorite treats to bake when I want something that tastes like pure comfort in every bite. These bars have that wonderful pecan pie flavor we all love, but they’re so much easier to make and share with everyone at the table.
What makes these bars truly special is the combination of rich butter and brown sugar in the crust, topped with that gorgeous mixture of pecans and honey that gets all gooey and delicious in the oven. The honey brings such a natural sweetness that makes these bars taste homemade and special, not like anything from a store.
I love bringing a pan of these to family gatherings because they disappear faster than you can say “one more please,” and everyone always asks for the recipe. They remind me of Sunday dinners at my mother’s house, and now they’ve become the bars my grandchildren request by name.
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I’m a Little Nutty Pecan Pie Bars
Ingredients
- 1.25 cup Butter
- 2 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1.5 cup Brown Sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 8 ounce Pecans
- 0.33333333333333 cup Honey
- 2 tablespoon Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cut 3/4 cup butter into 1/2 inch pieces.
- In a food processor blend butter, flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar and the salt until mixture becomes slightly crumbly.
- Sprinkle mixture into a 9×13 baking pan and press evenly onto the bottom.
- Bake on middle rack of oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Coarsely chop pecans.
- Melt remaining 1/2 cup butter and remaining 1 cup brown sugar, honey and cream in a heavy saucepan.
- Simmer mixture stirring occasionally for 1 minutes.
- Stir in pecans and then pour mixture over hot crust and spread evenly.
- Bake on middle rack of oven for 20 minutes or until bubbling; remove and let cool.
- When slightly cooled, run a sharp knife around the edge of the pan to loosen bars.
- Cool completely in the pan and cut into bars.
- Bars will keep for 5 days covered at room temperature.
