Eggless Pecan Pie Bars
Easy to bake yet rich and decadent pecan pie bars will be a perfect dessert to take on pot lucks and other special occasions.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup butter softened
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk 1 can
- 1 and ½ teaspoons Ener-G egg replacer for 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 and ½ cups toffee bits and butterscotch chips See My Notes
- 1 and ½ cups chopped pecans See My Notes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Stir together the egg replacer and water and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Press the dough firmly onto the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. (See My Notes)
- Bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat the milk, egg replacer mixture, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Stir in toffee bits and pecans; spread evenly over baked crust.
- Bake until lightly browned, 20-25 minutes longer. Once you see the edges turning slightly brown you can remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack for it to cool completely before you can cut it into pieces and store it in an air-tight container.
Notes
- I think I did not grease the pan well enough before baking the shortbread crust so after the bars were done baking I had some issues cutting it into pieces, especially around the corners. It was sort of getting stuck to the pan. The pieces in the middle came off easily. So either grease the pan generously along the edges too or try baking the crust after lining the pan with parchment paper.
- The original recipe used 8 ounces of English toffee bits. I didn't have that much so used butterscotch chips instead.
- I also increased the quantity of pecans by ½ cup.
- I cut the bars into 24 pieces. So got decent size and of course, it will be more on the calories too. You can choose to cut them into smaller pieces and reduce the calorie load.
Taste & Texture
These pecan pie bars tasted very good with a crumbly shortbread texture at the bottom and an ooey-gooey texture on the top. These bars weren't too sweet. I thought with the addition of toffee bits and butterscotch chips the bars will be extremely sweet but to my surprise, it was just right.
Nutrition
Serving: 24Bars | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 136mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Vitamin D: 0.03µg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg
