Every bite of these rich, nutty bars takes just like a piece of pecan pie. Absolutely delicious!
Pecan-Rum Bars
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 2 hr 15 min
- Servings 32
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
Filling
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 2 cups pecan halves
Icing
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons rum or 1/2 teaspoon rum extract plus 2 teaspoons water

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray (do not use dark pan).
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Step2In medium bowl, beat 1 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar with electric mixer on low speed until creamy. Stir in flour. Press evenly in pan.
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Step3Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden brown and center springs back when touched lightly.
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Step4Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix all filling ingredients except pecans. Stir in pecans. Pour over crust, spreading pecans evenly.
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Step5Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until filling is set. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step6In small bowl, mix icing ingredients (add additional rum or water, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, if icing is too thick to drizzle). Drizzle icing over bars. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.
Nutrition
200
Calories
11g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
14g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 22%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 10%
- Sodium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 75mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 14g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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