Honey Pecan Bars
Recipes
A bit nutty. A bit sweet. These Honey Pecan Bars are little like grandma, and that's exactly why we love them so much.
With just a few simple ingredients you probably already have lying around the pantry, you can whip up a dessert that tastes like it came straight from the local bakery.
If you've never baked with honey before, it's easy. This recipe is already adjusted to account for the additional moisture and sweetness that honey adds. But if you're looking to replace the refined sugar in your home-baked recipes with something more natural, look no further than raw & unfiltered honey:
- Raw & unfiltered honey tastes sweeter than table sugar, so you get (slightly) more sweetness for (slightly) fewer calories.
- Raw & unfiltered honey adds a bit of warm, floral flavor that table sugar doesn't.
- Raw & unfiltered honey adds moisture, which is perfect for many baked goods, including these honey pecan bars.
- Raw & unfiltered honey is all-natural, without any processing or additives. It's just the way the bees made it.
- Raw & unfiltered honey contains trace amounts of antioxidants and minerals – unlike table sugar.
Check out our blog on baking with honey. It has all the info you need to swap out table sugar for honey in your dessert recipes or anything else you're baking.
100 Years of 100% U.S. Honey
This honey recipe is part of our #100waystousehoney series, celebrating 100 years of 100% U.S. honey.
Throughout 2024, you can shop our limited-edition 1924 Golden Age Wildflower honey blend. It's an exclusive, 100% U.S. wildflower honey blend with a mellow, but flowery taste.
Honey Pecan Bars Recipe
INGREDIENTS
Shortbread Crust Ingredients:1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Filling Ingredients:
1/3 cup Local Hive So Cal honey
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups chopped pecans, toasted
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350°.2. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with parchment or grease it well.
3. In a large bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour.
4. Press onto the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. In a small saucepan, combine all of the filling ingredients other than the pecans. Bring to a boil. Cook for 1 minute.
6. Remove from the heat and stir in the pecans. Pour over the crust.
7. Bake for 10 minutes or until bubbly. Allow to cool for 30 minutes then cut into bars.
