It has been another busy week hosting our families, a school field trip & A LOT of baking! Some of my recipes are old favorites, others are new developments or twists on classics. When I think fall, I always think of caramel & pecan! Years ago, while in college, I worked at a boutique catering/to go company that made unbelievable pecan bars. Cut into triangles, they would fly out the door in fall. I decided to go back in time & recreate the classic pecan bar with a salted caramel twist. Personally, I’m not over salted caramel. I don’t think I’ll ever be. Sweet & salty has always worked for me. I recently took a class about food trends & while I think they’re fun to explore, I like what I like! No matter how you flavor beef jerky, it’s not for me. Everything smoked? Not embracing that one either. I also heard that dipping oil for bread is going out, but I don’t want to believe it. Cheers to salted caramel, my life long love.
They’re slightly gooey & chewy & cut into the most perfect little bars.
Oh, and that wheat sheaf centerpiece? You can make that two. It just takes 5 minutes! Get the tutorial.
and onto the salted caramel pecan bars recipe…
Salted Caramel Pecan Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 c butter
- 2 1/2 c brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 c flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups pecan pieces
- 1 pack graham crackers
- salt {in a grinder}
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Melt butter & brown sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat until just melted/combined. Add vanilla.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix 2 eggs. Gradually pour mixture into eggs {we don't want to scramble them}.
- Mix in flour. Sprinkle baking powder over the mixture & blend in well. Add pecans.
- Grease an 8x8 baking dish, line with graham crackers. Crack sea salt to cover them all!
- Pour mixture over graham crackers & bake 20 minutes.
Fall baking week is spilling over into Monday with iced browned butter sugar cookies. Still to come next week is a fall flavored pizza, to die for peanut butter dip, cheese & apple soup & back to home! In case you missed it, this week I shared Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake, Easy Apple Tart & Peanut Butter Brownies. Happy baking, happy weekend!
Julie
