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Caramel-Pecan Bars

Source of Recipe


Southern Living



List of Ingredients



• 3-1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
  
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  
• 3/4 cup butter, cubed
  
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  
• 1/2 cup honey
  
• 2/3 cup butter
  
• 3 Tbsp whipping cream
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottom and sides of a 13- x 9-inch pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over sides; lightly grease foil.
   
   
2. Arrange pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake pecans at 350° for 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant. Remove from oven to wire rack. Cool completely (about 15 minutes).
   
   
3. Pulse flour, powdered sugar, and 3/4 cup butter in a food processor 5 to 6 times or until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press mixture on bottom and 3/4 inch up sides of prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 15 minutes).
   
   
4. Bring brown sugar and next 3 ingredients to a boil in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in toasted pecans, and spoon hot filling into prepared crust.
   
   
5. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Remove from oven to wire rack; cool completely (about 30 minutes). Lift baked bars from pan, using aluminum-foil sides as handles. Transfer to a serving plate, and cut into 2-inch squares.
   
   Makes about 2 dozen.
   
   
   CARAMEL-PECAN TART:
   Prepare recipe as directed, pressing crumb mixture on bottom and up sides of a lightly greased 11-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
   
   Makes 12 servings.