Description
Delicious pecan butter bars that are easy to make and perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick/ 113 grams) butter
- 1/3 cup pecan halves (toasted in a dry skillet)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- First, preheat the oven to 350, and line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
- Toast the pecans in a dry skillet until very fragrant but not burnt. The edges should just start to darken. Move them to a clean bowl to cool because they will keep cooking in the pan.
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine the butter, cooled pecans, powdered sugar, honey, vanilla, flour and salt.
- Pulse until a dough forms that sticks together into a ball (but don’t over-mix. off the machine right when a ball first starts to form, even if other dough isn’t sticking to it).
- Press the dough into the prepared baking pan, and bake for 24-26 minutes, until the edges are brown and the dough is lightly golden brown all over.
- Let cool in the pan, then remove using the parchment paper to lift out. Slice into sticks or small triangles with a sharp knife.
Notes
- Ensure not to over-mix the dough for the best texture.
- Feel free to use different nuts if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 26 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg