Best Pecan Brickle Bars Recipes

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PECAN BRICKLE BARS



Pecan Brickle Bars image

These have a buttery shortbread crust and a pecan studded brown sugar topping..then garnished with more pecans and some chocolate morsels.

Provided by grandma2969

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 35m

Yield 32 bars

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 3/4 cups all-purpose white flour
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon light cream, plus more if needed
3 cups chopped pecans
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons light cream
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Generously grease a 13x9 baking pan or coat with nonstick spray.
  • In a medium bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour, sugar, and salt.
  • Using fork, a pastry blender, or fingertips, cut in butter until the mixture is the onsidtency of fine meal.
  • Sprinkle the cream over the flour mixture. Lightly stir to mix. Gently knead until the mixture hold together. If necessary, add up to 3 tsps more cream until the mixture holds together but it is not wet.
  • Alternatively, in a food processor, process the dry ingredients and the butter in an off/on butter in pulses until mixture is similiar to coarse meals, do not over process.add 1 Tbsp cream, a little at a time and process in off/on pulses until mixtue begins to hold together; add just enough more cream so the mixture hold together is not wet.
  • Firmly press the dough in an even layer into the baking pan.
  • Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Bake in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes or just tinged with brown at the edges. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let stand until cooled to room temperature about 5 minutes.
  • TOPPING:.
  • Spread pecans in a medium baking pan.
  • Combine the butter, brown sugar, salt, corn syrup and cream.
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally for 4 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat, stir in the vanilla and 2 1/4 cups of the pecans.
  • Sspread topping evenly over the crust.
  • Bake in the middle of the oven for 20-24 minutes or until the topping is bubbly, golden brown and just slightly darker at the edges.
  • Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let stand until cooled to warm. Sprinkle the chocolate morsels evenly over the top.
  • Let stand until the morsels melt, then using a table knife, spread melted chocolate over the topping. It will not completely cover the topping, sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup of pecans over the chocolate.
  • Let stand until cooled to barely warm.
  • Using a sharp knife, cut the slab into 32 bars, wipe knife clean between cuts.
  • Let stand until completely cooled.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 2 months.
  • If freezing, leave the slab whole, then cut into bars when partially thawed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 229.2, Fat 16.5, SaturatedFat 6.3, Cholesterol 20, Sodium 75.2, Carbohydrate 20.8, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 12.7, Protein 2

EASY PECAN BRICKLE BARS GRAHAM CRACKER TOFFEE RECIPE



Easy Pecan Brickle Bars Graham Cracker Toffee recipe image

Nobody will guess that this sweet toffee starts with graham crackers. Brickle Bars are the next best thing to homemade candy!

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 5

12 full size graham cracker, broken into fourths
1 cup butter
½ cup granulated sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup semi-sweet morsels, melted

Steps:

  • Break grahams into fourths. Line 15x10x1inch pan with crackers. Pan melt butter and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, remove immediately and pour over crackers. Sprinkle with nuts.
  • Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to parchment paper. The best way to do this is using two butter knives, or a small spatula. Scoop each graham cracker individually and transfer to parchment.
  • Repeat until all grahams are moved to paper.
  • Spread melted chocolate over each brickle bar. Allow to set. Store in airtight container.

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