Chocolate Pecan Bars (Gluten Free)
These delicious Gluten Free Chocolate Pecan Bars are chewy, crunchy, and so satisfying! It's like sort of biting into a pecan pie but with the addition of rich melty chocolate throughout the filling.
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 57 minutes minutes
1 hour hour 17 minutes minutes
Course: Dessert, Holiday
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bars, Chocolate, Dessert, Gluten-Free, Pecan
Servings: 24 people
Calories: 193 kcal
Crust: 2 c. gluten free flour, Bod's Red Mill 1to1 all purpose baking flour 2 sticks softened butter, room temperature 3/4 c. powdered sugar 1/2 c. granulated sugar pinch of salt Filling: 1 1/2 sticks butter 1/2 c. light corn syrup 1/2 c. heavy cream 1/2 c. brown sugar, packed 1/4 c. honey 1 tsp. vanilla extract 3 1/2 c. coarsely chopped pecans 1 1/2 c. chocolate chips
Making the Crust: Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly grease a 9x13" baking dish with butter or cooking spray. Set aside.
In a food processor, mix together flour, butter, both sugars, and salt. Pulse until it becomes crumbly like wet sand and a dough forms.
Press dough evenly into prepared pan and bake for about 20-22 minutes or until edges of crust are a light golden brown.
Making the Filling: While the crust is baking, make the filling. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
Add in the corn syrup, heavy cream, brown sugar, and honey and stir to combine. Allow to cook for about 5 minutes while continuously stirring.
Turn off fire and add in vanilla extract. Toss in the chopped pecans and chocolate chips and stir to combine.
Once crust is finished baking, carefully pour and spread the chocolate filling mixture evenly over the crust.
Return back to the oven and bake for another 30-35 minutes or until filling mixture begins to set and edges are bubbling.
Let cool completely before slicing into squares. I like to refrigerate my bars to set up faster. Makes 24 bars.
Serving: 24 g | Calories: 193 kcal | Carbohydrates: 28 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 24 mg | Sodium: 60 mg | Potassium: 14 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 27 g | Vitamin A: 249 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 10 mg | Iron: 1 mg