These have been proclaimed the house favorite by all three of my roommates out of all the things I’ve baked so far while living here in the UK. They’re THAT good. These gluten free pecan pie bars aren’t just any old pecan pie bars, they’ve got a buttery shortbread crust, they’ve got bourbon, they’ve got chocolate, and they’ve got a so much richness that you may just fall asleep after eating one. I wanted to make a pecan pie for our belated house Thanksgiving + early Christmas dinner that we put together last Friday in our little row house here in Oxford, but after pondering making a pie crust (something…
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Cheesecake Pecan Bars
You may notice a theme here: fall treats laden with hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, almonds…autumn seems to be the perfect season to celebrate the brilliance of the nut. Buttery and rich, a touch sweet, and with an earthy variance in flavors as subtle as the gradient in fall colors. These cheesecake pecan bars simply jump on that nutty bandwagon, with the added bonus of a creamy, vanilla-packed layer of cheesecake to balance out the sticky sweetness of corn syrup and brown sugar caramelized around the pecans. What’s extra fun about this recipe is the magical switch that seems to happen after popping them in the oven: when you pour all of…
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Classic Pecan Pie Bars
Sometimes a baked good just exudes coziness. Oozes curled up evenings under the covers with a good book (or four) or with the projector on and a Harry Potter movie playing out on the canvas of your apartment wall. These pecan pie bars do just that, with a kick of wickedly sweet corn syrup custard and the nutty fall crunch of caramelized pecans held together by the flakiest of shortbread crusts. If this sounds like the perfect Saturday evening, then by all means, read on. And, if you toss them in the oven before dinner, they’ll be done just in time for that movie night, or start them on the…
