Chocolate Pecan Caramel Squares

Chocolate Pecan Caramel Squares
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1 Review
A buttery pecan filling tops a chocolate press-in-the-pan crust.
20 min
Prep Time
2:30
Total Time
36 bars

Ingredients

Crust

1 2/3 cups
all-purpose flour
2/3 cup
powdered sugar
1/3 cup
unsweetened cocoa
1 cup
cold Land O Lakes® Butter

Filling

3/4 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter
2/3 cup
firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup
honey
1/4 cup
sugar
1 1/2 cups
pecan halves
3 tablespoons
Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
1 teaspoon
vanilla

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F.
  2. Combine flour, powdered sugar and cocoa in bowl. Cut in 1 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 20 minutes.
  3. Combine 3/4 cup butter, brown sugar, honey and sugar in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 6-10 minutes or until mixture comes to a full boil. Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in pecans, whipping cream and vanilla.
  4. Pour caramel mixture evenly over hot, partially baked crust. Bake 15-20 minutes or until entire surface of filling is bubbly. Continue baking 5 minutes. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts (1 bar)

Calories
180
Cholesterol
25mg
Carbohydrates
17g
Protein
2g
Fat
13g
Sodium
95mg
Dietary Fiber
0g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

I took the squares to my sewing circle and was asked for the recipie - there can't be any higher praise than that.

Posted January 24, 2009 by Ingrid

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