Gifts from the Kitchen, Salted Chocolate Chip Pecan Bars
June weekends on the coast mean fishing
and this weekend it was “bachelor weekend”
HHjr arrived with 2 of his buddies ready for a fishing adventure
with several more friends in town for the weekend
They spent Friday preparing their equipment and loading the boat
And Saturday they hit the water at 5am for a full day of fishing
These guys are hungry at the end of the day
They actually brought plenty of food
so the least I could do was make them a sweet treat…
and let them enjoy a “no children allowed” weekend!
I whipped up a batch of Salted Chocolate Chip Pecan Bars
This is an variation of Shortcut Pecan Bars
The base is made with crescent roll dough
Partially pre-bake crust
Make the pecan topping with light corn syrup,
egg, sugar, vanilla, butter and pecans
Top with chocolate chips and a sprinkle of kosher or sea salt
Bake and, Voilà,
you have a wonderful sweet treat!
Let cool completely in baking dish
Then refrigerate for a hour or more to set chocolate
before cutting into bars or squares
Salted Chocolate Chip Pecan Bars
Ingredients
- 1 can 8 crescent rolls, or 1 sheet dough
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 2 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp kosher or sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Unroll dough and press in the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of a greased 9" x 13" baking dish, firmly pressing perforations to seal dough into a solid sheet
- Bake dough for 8 minutes
- Combine pecans, sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla and egg in a mixing bowl then pour filling over partially baked crust
- Top with chocolate chips and sprinkle with salt
- Return to oven and bake for 12-15 minutes longer until dough is golden and chocolate is melted
- Cool completey and then cut into bars or squares
Notes
They are always so proud of their catch!
Happy Father’s Day to my favorite Dads
my son, HHjr
and my son-in-law NG…
And Happy Father’s Day to all those great Dads out there!
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Jenna, the salted chocolate pecan bars look fabulous! What a nice weekend for your special dads, fishing and catching red snapper! Happy Sunday!
Thank you Pam, they had so much fun!
This looks like a keeper. I’m getting quite the collection from you of late (those butterscotch toffees are on my shopping list, too!). On a roll, Jenna! Have loads of fun — I know you’ll be very popular with these!
These are good, and so easy, but butterscotch toffees are REALLY good!! Thanks Jeanie!
Oh my! Those salted chocolate chip pecan bars look delicious. Thanks for sharing how to make them. Nice photos. Your men look like they really enjoyed their day of fishing.
Thanks so much!
Looks like the guys had a great time Jenna! Love the pic of CC too-enjoy:@)
She looks like quite a fisherman doesn’t she!! Thanks Lynn!
Wow, the the treats looks awesome. I bet the guys loved it. What kind of fish did they catch? Happy Father’s Day to the men in your life.
Thanks Linda, they caught red snapper, it’s super popular here, and only has a short season for catching, so it’s a big deal
Jenna, those bars look so yummy! I’m sure they enjoyed the sweet treat! Happy Sunday!
thanks Shannon, and yes they did!
OMG!!! These would TOTALLY be my weakness! They look so amazing!
thanks Jodi, I am flattered coming from you, the cookie queen!
Lol! ☺️
Oh yes! These look wonderful! They remind me of the 7 layer bars also called “Hello Dollies, yum! What a fun time for the guys and what a haul they made. I’m sure that Red Snapper was DE-LISH!
Thanks Cyndi!! They were so tired when they got back, we threw a big Stouffer’s lasagna in the oven! 😂
They look so delicious!! 😋 Yum!
So easy!
Now this is my kind of a quick sweet treat!
And having the guys down had to be a fun weekend!
Happy Week to you!
Yes, I love it when a bunch of hunky guys are around!!
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Those do look so yummy and remind me of my own recipe for chocolte chip pecan pie; just in bite form! Pinned.
I love pecan pie, but you’re right, these are kind of like pie in a smaller bite!
I can’t wait to try these. Thank you.
They are dangerous 🙂
I’ll bet the guys had the best time, and looks like they did great with their catch!! Your sweet treat must’ve been greatly appreciated, Jenna. You’re so good to the guys!
Ha, it’s really the opposite, they are so good to me! I have know them all since they were in their teens or younger and they are such great and sweet guys, so fun to have them around! Thanks Kitty 🙂
The bars look wonderful. I like how easy they are to make.
I love easy, thanks Sheryl!
My hubby would be in heaven Jenna with an all day fishing trip and that haul of snapper! Your bars look irresistible! ♥
Yes, give a guy a day of fishing and he’s a happy man!
These look delicious! I never thought of making something like this on phyllo dough. And it looks like it was a great Father’s Day!
Thanks Theresa, it is actually crescent roll dough, but phyllo dough would probably work also
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These bars look delicious! I love the idea of combining salt, chocolate and pecans. They would be great in a lunchbox for school or work.
Thanks Joanna, they went fast!