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Turtle Pecan Bars
Turtle Pecan Bars have the best shortbread crust topped with crunchy pecans and ooey gooey caramel. Topped with chocolate chips these bars will become a new favorite!
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
18
minutes
mins
Resting Time
2
hours
hrs
Total Time
2
hours
hrs
28
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert, Snack
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
Pecan Bars, Pecan Bars Recipe, Turtle Pecan Bars
Servings:
12
Bars
Author:
Alyssa Rivers
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
1
cup
unsalted butter
softened to room temperature
1/3
cup
white sugar
1/2
cup
brown sugar
packed
1
large egg yolk
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
1/2
teaspoon
salt
2 1/4
cups
white flour
1
cup
Fisher's nuts Pecan Halves
Caramel
1
bag
(5.3 ounce) soft caramels
unwrapped
3
tablespoons
heavy cream
Chocolate Topping
1 1/2
cup
dark (or milk or semi-sweet) chocolate chips
Optional: coarse sea salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Line a 9 x 13-inch pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Beat the butter in a large bowl until creamed and smooth.
Add in the sugars and beat until light and fluffy (about 30 seconds). Add the egg yolk and vanilla and mix.
Add the flour and salt and mix until JUST combined. Don't over mix.
Place the dough in the pan and gently press the dough in a firm and even layer. Top with the pecan halves (no need to press them in or anything).
Bake for 18-24 minutes or until the edges are very lightly golden brown.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
Meanwhile, combine the unwrapped caramels and heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until the caramel is smooth.
Pour over the cooled bars in one even layer.
Immediately add the chocolate chips on top of the caramel so they melt and stay in place.
Allow the bars to set up completely, about 2 hours, at room temperature.
Cut into the bars and top with sea salt as desired.
Nutrition
Calories:
556
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
63
g
|
Protein:
6
g
|
Fat:
32
g
|
Saturated Fat:
18
g
|
Cholesterol:
64
mg
|
Sodium:
180
mg
|
Potassium:
264
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
36
g
|
Vitamin A:
563
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
123
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg