Caramel Butter Pecan Bars For A Crowd Recipes

CARAMEL-PECAN COOKIE BUTTER BARS

These cookie butter bars were an instant hit in my house. I love cookie butter and thought this was another tasty way to use it. The cookies freeze well, too. -Sherry Little, Cabot, Arkansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Caramel-Pecan Cookie Butter Bars image

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugars and cookie butter until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in flour. Spread onto bottom of greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with pecans; press lightly into dough. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 15-20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine caramels and cream. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until caramels are melted. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over crust. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over bars; let stand until set. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 285 calories, Fat 17g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 149mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup Biscoff creamy cookie spread
1 large egg, room temperature
1-1/4 cups self-rising flour
2 cups pecan halves, coarsely chopped
1 package (11 ounces) caramels
3 tablespoons half-and-half cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup (6 ounces) dark chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening

MARY'S SALTED CARAMEL-PECAN BARS

My daughter Mary and I love to cook and we love pecan pie. This year we wanted to try something other than the traditional pies for Thanksgiving. This turned out so good we wanted to share it with everyone.

Provided by Don

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Pecan Dessert Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

Mary's Salted Caramel-Pecan Bars image

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan with aluminum foil; spray with cooking spray.
Arrange pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan.
Bake in the preheated oven, stirring halfway through, until pecans are toasted and fragrant, 10 to 12 minutes.
Arrange graham crackers in a single layer on the prepared jelly roll pan.
Combine brown sugar, butter, and cream in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Fold in pecans. Pour pecan mixture over graham crackers, spreading to coat.
Bake in the preheated oven until topping is bubbling, 10 to 11 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with salt. Transfer coated crackers and aluminum foil to a wire rack to cool, about 30 minutes. Break into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 149.5 calories, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 16.1 mg, Fat 10 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 106 mg, Sugar 11.3 g

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 cup chopped pecans
12 whole graham crackers
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
¾ cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon kosher salt