Maple Pecan Pie Bars is what you make whenever you don’t have the power for pie dough – they actually do style similar to Pecan Pie! I like mine with a very good quantity of filling, heaps and plenty of pecans, and simply sufficient salt to steadiness out the sweetness. The maple flavour right here actually hits the spot!
Maple Pecan Pie Bars
These bars are principally Pecan Pie in disguise. It’s acquired all the most effective bits of the basic – a buttery crispy pie crust, a gooey caramel-y (maple!) custardy filling and unmissable pecan flavour and crunch (I take advantage of heaps!). However not one of the pie dough stress. No rolling, no blind baking, no pie weights, no pricking, only a easy mix-and-press base.
Yay!
Plus, bars have practicality going for them too – you’ll be able to eat them along with your palms.
So let me sum this up – they’re simpler to make, simpler to slice, simpler to eat, and you may devour them within the automobile with out taking your eyes off the street.
Remind me why we ever make pie? 😅
PS Simply kidding (*she says instantly, defensively!*). Pecan Pie eternally has a spot in my life.
Elements in Maple Pecan Pie Bars
You may truly make this recipe with any nut you need. I can see it with cashews, walnuts, peanuts, almonds, macadamias…. – and also you may see a model of it on right here one in every of lately!!
Pecans – Use pecan halves and chop them up your self, you get higher flavour than shopping for them pre-cut. Additionally, I like to cut the pecans up for the filling then use some complete ones to embellish the floor. Different nuts – see above the ingredient picture.
Maple syrup – This makes the filling gooey and sticky in addition to including beautiful maple flavour. Use actual maple syrup for the most effective flavour fairly than artificially flavoured maple (which additionally loses flavour when cooked). Honey may also be used.
Brown sugar – For caramel-y sweetness for the bottom and filling. It additionally helps set the filling as a result of when simmered with the butter, we’re primarily making a caramel.
Eggs – You wouldn’t assume having two fairly than one egg would make such a distinction for a way the filling units, nevertheless it actually does. With one egg, the maple weeped a bit as soon as minimize. With two, it units completely so it’s cuttable however the inside remains to be sticky and caramel-y (properly, maple syrupy!).
Flour – For the easy pie crust base. Simply common plain flour / all goal flour.
Vanilla – For flavour, for the filling. Use vanilla extract fairly than imitation essence, for higher flavour.
Salt – The salt within the filling and base is to convey out the flavours (I take advantage of common salt for this), then I take advantage of salt flakes to sprinkle on the floor for beautiful salt pops which is so good with the nutty sweetness. However the flakes are optionally available!
The best way to make Maple Pecan Pie Bars
If you happen to’ve ever made a Pecan Pie earlier than, you’ll admire how way more straight ahead that is. And in case you’ve ever eaten a Pecan Pie earlier than, you’ll admire how related the flavour is!!
1. SIMPLE PIE CRUST Base and toasty pecans
Base – Simply combine the whole lot up in a bowl with a picket spoon. The combination is kind of crumbly as a result of we’re making a easy shortbread-like pie crust, however when pressed in and baked it holds collectively and gained’t crumble aside when minimize.
Bake 20 minutes – Press right into a 20cm/8″ sq. lined pan. I crumble it throughout the bottom and press with my palms. It doesn’t should be completely flat, you simply need to ensure that there aren’t any cracks the filling can by means of, however generally I deploy the help of a spatula to press down evenly.
Then bake for 20 minutes. If time permits, let it cool for quarter-hour earlier than pouring the filling in, it makes the bottom slightly crisper (scorching base = extra porous).
Toast the pecans for 10 minutes within the oven, simply pop it in on the similar time you’re baking the bottom. Don’t skip the pecan toasting please, it actually improves the flavour of the pecans – particularly useful in case your pecans are slightly on the older facet. 🙂
PS We’re not toasting the pecans used for adorning the floor, as they’ll toast properly within the oven whereas the filling bakes.
Roughly chop the pecans – not too small, we would like some respectable bits to chew into, however not too large else you’ll be able to’t minimize the slice neatly (they get in the best way!). In an ideal world, each pecan could be minimize into 4 or 6 items – that’s roughly the scale to goal for (however who would minimize the pecans one after the other – not I!!!).
2. maple caramel filling
OK, base accomplished, pecans chopped, let’s make the filling, a easy melt-and-whisk job!
Soften the butter in a small saucepan then add the sugar, maple and salt. Deliver it to a simmer then take it off the warmth.
Cool then eggs – Let the filling cool for five minutes so that you don’t prepare dinner the eggs. Then add the eggs and vanilla, and whisk till clean.
Stir the chopped pecans in.
Pour into the bottom and unfold the pecans out.
Embellish the highest with the entire pecans (I prefer to toss them in slightly maple syrup and pinch of salt first).
Bake for 25 minutes till golden (I like the way it will get all bubbly!). Let it cool for a few hours till set (prod the center and you’ll know). Then minimize into sixteen regular squares or 9 large squares (I can’t decide, I encourage). To expedite the setting course of, let it quiet down a bit on the counter for about 45 minutes then pop it within the fridge.
Oh – additionally – sprinkle with salt flakes! The little pops of salt with pecan nuttiness and maple sweetness if simply heavenly!!
Eat along with your palms. If I hear of anybody bringing a knife and fork close to these, there can be phrases!! 😂 – Nagi x
PS These will hold within the pantry if it’s not too scorching, in any other case retailer them within the fridge. They’re truly actually nice eaten chilly, straight out of the fridge – I not often say that, all the time insisting muffins and so forth. be dropped at room temperature however I truly like the additional chewiness of the filling when it’s fridge chilly.
FAQ – Maple Pecan Pie Bars
I personally haven’t tried however I feel that utilizing Gluten Free flour will work simply wonderful right here for the easy pie crust base.
Positive can – almonds, cashews, walnuts, peanuts and macadamias come instantly to thoughts! Beautiful with maple. 🙂
Within the fridge, they had been nonetheless nice after 7 days, although bear within the thoughts the bottom does soften over time (not sloppy or mushy, simply not as crisp as they’re on day 1 – 2).
This one truly began months in the past once I had a large oversupply of pecans for an unexplained cause! Baggage and luggage of them. So I truly put a name out onto Instagram and requested individuals for concepts, and Pecan Pie Bars was by far the most well-liked suggestion.
Creating it wasn’t exhausting, the filling is simply tailored from my basic Pecan Pie and the bottom is a reasonably commonplace combination for slices and bar recipes I’ve on my web site. The primary time I made it I simply used the Pecan Pie filling however as a result of the pecan filling isn’t as thick in slice-form as it’s in pie-form (which has sides so it might maintain extra in) I felt like I used to be being robbed a little bit of the pecan pie expertise. Easier variations of issues are good, however I’m solely prepared to compromise a lot!
So I made a decision to modify out corn syrup for maple syrup so as to add further flavour into it (pecans and maple being nice associates, unattainable to go flawed right here) to compensate for not having as thick a filling. Additionally – any alternative to not use corn syrup is welcome, being an ingredient not available right here in Australia.
From there, I fiddled a bit to get the proper filling texture – I needed Pecan Pie custardy / caramely goodness, set sufficient to chop neat slices and maintain it, however nonetheless sticky. I didn’t assume I’d want 2 eggs to attain this (my first had just one egg and the maple weeped a bit), nevertheless it did and it didn’t dry it out both.
It’d’ve taken 6 makes an attempt over the area of some months till I used to be completely happy? It was simply a type of recipes I’d dabble in on low-key weekends. There hasn’t been that a lot of late which is why this took some time earlier than I revealed it!
Then as regular, I made a model to {photograph} then I filmed it. 🙂
By no means missing in prepared recipients even for the imperfect early variations!!
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Maple Pecan Pie Bars
Prep: 20 minutes
Prepare dinner: 30 minutes
Cooling: 2 hours
Candy Baking
Western
Servings16
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Directions
ABBREVIATED RECIPE:
Base – combine butter, sugar and salt, then flour. Press into 20cm/8″ lined pan, bake 15 min at 180C/350F (160C fan), cool 15 min. Oven toast pecans 10 min (put in with base), roughly chop. Filling – convey butter, maple, sugar and salt to simmer, cool 5 min, whisk in eggs and vanilla, then pecans. Pour on base, prime with maple coated complete pecans, bake 25 min.
FULL RECIPE:
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan-forced).
Grease a 20cm/8″ sq. pan evenly with butter then line with paper, with overhang to raise out later. (Be aware 2 for scaling up)
Make base – Soften the butter in a microwave proof bowl. Combine within the sugar and salt, then the flour. Press evenly into the bottom of the pan (I take advantage of my palms first, then end with a spatula to make it pretty even, no should be meticulous).
Bake and funky – Bake for 20 minutes, then cool for quarter-hour earlier than filling (retains the bottom crisper however you’ll be able to skip this).
Toast pecans – Unfold the pecans for the filling on a tray and bake within the oven for 10 minutes (I put them in with the bottom). Take away, then when cool sufficient to deal with, roughly chop.
Maple filling – Soften the butter in a small saucepan over medium warmth. Combine within the sugar, maple syrup and salt. As soon as it involves a correct simmer, take away from the range and funky for five minutes. Whisk the eggs and vanilla in, then stir the chopped pecans in. (You may put aside till prepared to make use of).
Adorning pecans – Toss the pecans with the maple syrup.
Fill and bake – Pour the pecan filling onto the bottom and unfold out evenly. Prime with the Adorning Pecans. Bake 25 minutes.
Cool – Take away and funky totally to room temperature to let it set (~ 2 hrs, fridge will expedite). Then minimize into 16 squares (or 9…) and eat along with your palms!
Recipe Notes:
2. SCALING UP – If you happen to double the recipe, make this in a 23 x 33 / 9 x 13″ pan, it will likely be a contact thicker (not a foul factor that’s for certain!) and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
Retains 7 days within the fridge, or 3 to 4 days within the pantry so long as it’s cool.
Diet per slice, assuming 16 squares.
Diet Info:
Energy: 246cal (12%)Carbohydrates: 24g (8%)Protein: 3g (6%)Fats: 16g (25%)Saturated Fats: 6g (38%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 3gMonounsaturated Fats: 7gTrans Fats: 0.3gLdl cholesterol: 41mg (14%)Sodium: 124mg (5%)Potassium: 97mg (3%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 16g (18%)Vitamin A: 270IU (5%)Vitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 32mg (3%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
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