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Salted Maple Pecan Pie Bars

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I slept 10 hours on Friday night…and yet, I managed to take a nap in the early afternoon yesterday. I blame Mr. Prevention. We had crawled into bed to cuddle and before I knew it, I was waking up and he and Lily were coming in the back door after a trip to the dog park. Oops. I guess I needed the sleep.

Once I had woken up, Mr. Prevention was offering up “an adventure”… to a secret destination. We loaded into the car and set out to a destination which he would not share. An hour later, we ended up in downtown Kalamazoo at the People’s Co-op. I guess he knows my kind of shopping 😉

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I got 2 pounds of wheat berries for under $4, farro for $4.5o/lb, coarse ground bulgar so I can make recipes from my friend Faith’s cookbook, local honey (under $4 per honey bear!), and freshly churned peanut butter ($5.50/lb)…among other things. We had no other plans in Kalamazoo so we headed home. A waste of gas? Yes. A waste of a Saturday? No way. Does anyone else love car conversation? It’s some of my favorite. I feel like driving provides Mr. P and I some very quality time just to talk and catch up. And hold hands 🙂

At the co-op I was also able to stock up on local pecans as I needed restocking after making these Salted Maple Pecan Bars. I made these for the bake sale last week, along with the Pumpkin Pie Fudge. Yes, two sinful recipes back-to-back. Forgive me!

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I did try one of these bars, and I think my coworker said it best — “these are the best thing I’ve ever eaten!” That is, assuming you’re a pecan pie fanatic, like she and I. No doubt, it’s my Thanksgiving go-to. Mr. Prevention’s family isn’t all that into pecan pie, so seeing as we’re celebrating with his family this year, this was my fix for the year.

Needless to say, these sold well at the bake sale. As in, they all sold. Not so surprising.

What I do love about pecan pie bars versus pie itself is the smaller portion. That way, you can sample around the dessert table a bit this Thanksgiving. 😉

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Salted Maple Pecan Pie Bars from Pinch of Yum

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
¾ cup corn syrup
¾ cup packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups pecans

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 F.

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the flour and beat until coarse crumbs form.

Press the crust into a 9×13 baking dish. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Whisk the eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir in the pecans and pour the mixture over the crust. Arrange any stray pecans and return to the oven for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven when the filling appears mostly set. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.

Once cooled to touch refrigerate overnight. Cut and serve slightly chilled or at room temperature.

Yield: 24 bars.

Nutrition Information (per bar): 258 calories; 14.5 g. fat; 15 mg. cholesterol; 35 mg. sodium; 31.5 g. carbohydrate; 0.9 g. fiber 2.4 g. protein

Result: Mini pecan pies…enough said. My coworker said these are the “best thing she’s ever eaten”. Nothing healthy about these…but they do offer up a single serving that is lower in calories than a slice of pecan pie! Enjoy!

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Hockey this afternoon, but before that…perhaps a short workout and definitely some diabetes studying!

Be well,

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7 Comments

  1. Megan Stengel
    November 18, 2012 / 6:39 am

    Love farmer’s markets…I’m sad they’re ending because of the cold weather! I’m looking through your recipes to see what I want to bring to Thanksgiving ๐Ÿ™‚ I’m leaning towards a dessert!

  2. STH
    November 18, 2012 / 11:42 am

    That sounds like a wonderful Saturday! I love road trips with my honey, too. We always have fun when we shop or window-shop together.

    And those bars look fantastic. I’ll keep this recipe in mind for Christmas or sometime when we have people over so that I don’t eat them all.

    Enjoy your Sunday!

  3. Shundara
    November 18, 2012 / 11:52 am

    I bet they did do wonderful at the bake-sale my mouth is watering as I look at them. You are so right about the portion sizes of pie this would be a better choice; I usually have a nice helping of pie for Thanksgiving. I am going to attempt to bake theses babies.. I really love this recipe if only we had local pecans I would be ecstatic.

  4. Biz
    November 18, 2012 / 1:03 pm

    Pecan pie is hands down my husbands favorite pie – he looks forward to it every year. I plan on making his usual, but making your crustless pumpkin pie – it sounds amazing!

  5. Kate
    November 18, 2012 / 8:46 pm

    I’m so jealous of your sleep!!

  6. Erika - The Teenage Taste
    November 19, 2012 / 7:06 am

    I’m not a big pecan pie fan, but these are too good to resist! They look so gooey – yuuuum! ๐Ÿ™‚

  7. Samantha Angela
    November 19, 2012 / 9:07 am

    Yum! I love pecan pie. It’s one of my favourites, naturally, because it’s probably the sweetest pie there is.

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