Easy Pecan Pie Bars

Name: Easy Pecan Pie Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 2 min
Total time: 1 h 22 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 18 tablespoons (254g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3/4 cup (160g) light brown sugar, packed; 3 cups (360g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 2 cups (227g) chopped pecans or pecan pieces; 12 tablespoons (170g) unsalted butter; 1/2 cup (107g) light brown sugar, packed; 1/3 cup (112g) honey; 3 tablespoons (42g) heavy cream or milk; 3 tablespoons (37g) granulated sugar

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h 2min

If you’re a fan of pecan pie at Thanksgiving, you’ll love these pecan pie bars. Not only are pecan pie bars faster and simpler to make than classic pecan pie, but they also serve a crowd and are perfect for baking in advance of the big day. Cristal Paredes, a baker featured in our Let Good Things Rise series, shared this recipe with us, and we haven’t been able to stop baking them since! Between the brown sugar shortbread crust and the honey-infused pecan pie topping, these bars have us hooked.This recipe is part of the 49 Best Fall Recipes, Ranked. View the full collection here and see where your favorites rank!

Updated at: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:53:51 GMT