Description

These salted maple pecan pie bars are incredibly addicting. With perfect salty-sweet flavor and a chewy pie-crust base. Awesome dessert!

Ingredients

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1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups flour (plus a few more tablespoons if necessary)
2 large eggs
3/4 cup corn syrup
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups pecans

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and 1 cup brown sugar. Add the flour and beat until coarse crumbs form. If the mixture is too soft, add a little more flour. It should be crumbly but stick together when pressed.
Press the crust into a 9×13 baking dish. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until top appears dry and slightly puffed. I like to underbake mine so the crust stays softer, but if you like more of a shortbread-type crust, bake a few minutes longer.
For the filling, whisk the eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir in the pecans and pour the mixture over the crust. The filling should not be more than just a light layer of sauce over the crust. Arrange any stray pecans and return to the oven for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven when the filling appears mostly set. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
Cool completely and refrigerate overnight. Cut into 24 pieces and serve slightly chilled.

Notes

When baking the filling, look for a top that is set enough so that it doesn’t stick to your hand when you touch it. It might still be a tiny bit runny underneath, but it will hold together more as it cools. It’s sad, I know, but these HAVE to cool completely and chill before they hold together well. You can see how mine look in the photos – still a little soft and saucy – and that was after refrigerating them. You can eat them straight out of the oven – yum! but for the real, stick together bars, I recommend cooling and refrigerating overnight.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Category: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Keywords: salted maple pecan pie bars, pecan pie bars, maple pecan bars