This chocolate pecan pie bars recipe is the perfect easy way to get that pecan pie flavor, with a little chocolatey goodness too! These pecan chocolate bars are everything you love about classic pecan pie, with a buttery shortbread crust. If you like chocolate and pecan recipes, you’re really gonna love this recipe for chocolate pecan bars!
INGREDIENTS:
flour – you’ll need all-purpose flour for this shortbread crust. Measure your all-purpose flour by weight with a kitchen scale to make sure you don’t accidentally add too much.
brown sugar – light brown sugar adds a richer sweetness to our crust! If you don’t have any on hand, you can feel free to use granulated sugar.
salt – adds to the buttery flavor in the crust.
butter – in this recipe, we’ll use unsalted butter. Your butter should be cold, and cut into cubes to make it easier to mix in.
pecans – for best results, take a few minutes to toast your pecan halves in a dry pan until they’re golden brown to bring out their flavor. Then let your crunchy pecans cool before roughly chopping them to go into these bars.
melted butter – we’ll melt some more unsalted butter to add to the richness of this filling. Let it cool before mixing everything up.
corn syrup – a little light corn syrup helps to create that classic gooey pecan pie filling texture!
brown sugar – more light brown sugar adds to the caramel-y flavor!
vanilla – for the best flavor, I like to use pure vanilla extract. Or you can make your own!
salt – to add to the flavor and offset the sweetness in this filling.
eggs – you’ll want your eggs to be at room temperature too. If they feel cold to the touch, submerge them in a bowl of lukewarm water for 15 minutes.
chocolate chips – we’re making these pecan pie bars with chocolate chips! I recommend semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips.
FULL RECIPE: https://cheneetoday.com/chocolate-pecan-pie-bars/
FULL INGREDIENT MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS: https://cheneetoday.com/chocolate-pecan-pie-bars/
These are my chocolate chip pecan pie bars. Perfect Thanksgiving or holiday treat and so easy to make. For the shortbread crust, we’ll combine our flour, brown sugar, and salt in a food processor. We’ll pulse in our butter until the mixture looks a little bit like this. We’ll press that into our pan and then put it in the oven for a few minutes just so it can get lightly brown. I definitely recommend using toasted pecans. They have such a nice crunch and amazing flavor. For the filling, combine your butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, salt, and then add in your eggs. Whisk that up until it’s nice and smooth. And then add in your pecans and your chocolate chips. Once that’s all mixed together well, then you’re almost done. Spread the filling into your crust. Make sure it’s smooth on the top and it’s ready for the oven. Right when it comes out of the oven, I like to sprinkle in a little bit of flaky salt and then let it cool completely before you cut it. Or you’ll get those nice clean cuts. And that’s it. I’m so excited for you guys to try these pecan bars. I love the addition of chocolate in these. It adds so much sweetness and richness. And I love using chocolate chips to add that chocolate flavor because it’s so easy. Let me know what you guys think. These would be perfect for a Friendsgiving or a holiday gathering.
Dining and Cooking