Maple Pecan Bars

Name: Maple Pecan Bars
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ cup granulated sugar; ¼ cup butter, room temperature (½ stick); 1 cup maple syrup; 1 large egg; ½ cup chopped pecans; ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips

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Maple Pecan Bars

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The Strategy:

Maple pecan bars are a luxurious celebration of autumn's finest flavors, combining the rich, woody sweetness of pure maple syrup with the buttery crunch of toasted pecans. In this elegant recipe, a light, fluffy creamed butter and sugar base is combined with unbleached flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt before being folded with pure maple syrup, fresh egg, and pecans. Baked to a perfect golden brown, cooled, and beautifully drizzled with warm, melted semisweet chocolate, these indulgent bars fill your kitchen with the comforting aroma of a high-end mountain bakery.

Makes: 12 yummy bars | Total Time: 20 minutes to prep and about 30 to 40 minutes to bake

Ingredients

For dry ingredients

1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt

For wet ingredients

½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup butter, room temperature (½ stick)
1 cup maple syrup
1 large egg
½ cup chopped pecans

For chocolate drizzle

¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips

An overhead, neatly organized ingredients mise en place for maple pecan bars styled on a white marble countertop. Clean white ceramic bowls contain all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, granulated sugar, chopped pecans, and semisweet chocolate chips. A block of fresh yellow butter on a small ceramic dish next to a silver knife, a small glass pitcher of golden pure maple syrup, and a fresh brown egg are arranged alongside under soft morning window light.

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
Use an electric mixer to combine the sugar and butter until smooth and fluffy.
Add the dry ingredients and beat until smooth.
Stir in the maple syrup, egg, and pecans.
Pour the batter into a (11 x 9 x 2-inch) baking dish that has been coated with vegetable oil spray. Bake for 30 minutes.
Cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave oven on medium temperature, stirring often.
Drizzle the chocolate over the cookies.
Cut into bars.

Thing to Note:

Thing to Note:

A cook's clean hands using a silver spoon to elegantly drizzle warm, glossy melted dark chocolate in delicate, artistic ribbons over a freshly baked rectangular tray of golden-brown maple pecan bars studded with toasted pecans.

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Thing to Note

Which chocolate to use? Well, here’s the skinny: unsweetened chocolate is also called baking or bitter chocolate. When sugar is added to unsweetened chocolate, it morphs into bittersweet, semisweet, or sweet chocolate, depending on how much sugar is added. Bittersweet has the least amount, while sweet chocolate has the most sugar. Adding dry milk to sweet chocolate creates milk chocolate. You can substitute bittersweet, semisweet, and sweet chocolate at will—but remember that baking chocolate will not be the same, and milk chocolate is an ingredient different from the rest.

The Heart of the Table

Sharing a warm batch of maple pecan bars brings a beautiful, rustic elegance to any gathering, welcoming friends and family with the sweet, nostalgic aromas of autumn. As these bars bake, the scent of caramelized maple and toasted pecans fills the home, creating an inviting sanctuary of warmth and comfort. Sliced into neat rectangles and served on a classic stoneware platter, the golden-brown bars with their rich pecan crunch and elegant chocolate drizzle become the natural centerpiece of the dessert table. Sharing these sweet, comforting treats encourages guests to linger, laugh, and share stories, turning simple autumn afternoons into cherished moments of shared joy and hospitality.

Exactly eight young adult guests enjoying dessert, laughing, and sharing delicious golden maple pecan bars from a tiered stand on a sun-drenched veranda of an estate overlooking a North Carolina mountain autumn landscape.

Neighborly Grace

THE PRESENTATION: Slice the cooled bars into twelve neat rectangles, arrange them in a beautiful geometric pattern on a polished walnut serving board, and garnish with a few whole toasted pecans and a tiny sprig of fresh mint.
THE POUR: A warm cup of freshly roasted pecan-flavored coffee, a sweet Bourbon-based Old Fashioned cocktail, or a glass of rich maple liqueur. The deep, vanilla-oak notes of the Bourbon or coffee complement the caramelized maple and pecan flavors beautifully.
THE VIBE: Cozy fireside chats in late autumn, sharing laughter with dear friends under soft cashmere throws on a sun-drenched coastal veranda as the autumn sun sets.

Chef’s Recommendations

The Glass Alongside: Blood Orange & Sage Old Fashioned
Chocolate, in Both: Chocolate Cookies with Wild Blueberry Sugar
The Other Maple Bake: Pumpkin-Spiced Donuts & Maple Glaze
What to Serve Them With: Roasted Peach Caramel Ice Cream

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Maple Pecan Bars

Maple Pecan Bars

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