With a shortbread crust, caramel pecan filling, and chocolate drizzle, Mickey’s Chocolate Pecan Bars are a fun twist on a classic Thanksgiving pie!
Course
Dessert
Keyword
Mickey Mouse, thanksgiving
Prep Time25minutes
Cook Time21minutes
Rest Time1hour
Total Time1hour46minutes
Servings10Mickey shaped bars
Ingredients
Crust
18tablespoonsunsalted butter, room temperature
¾cuplight brown sugar, packed
3cupsall-purpose flour
½teaspoonsalt
Caramel Pecan Filling
12tablespoonsunsalted butter
6tablespoonshoney
3tablespoonsheavy cream
9tablespoonslight brown sugar, packed
3tablespoonsgranulated sugar
3/8teaspoonsalt
3 ½cupschopped pecans
Decoration
1/3cupsemisweet chocolate chips
1/3cupmilk chocolate chips
Equipment
9 inch x 13 inch baking dish or pan
2piping bags
medium size Mickey Mouse cookie cutter
Instructions
Crust
Preheat the oven to 325 F. Lightly grease a 9 inch x 13 inch baking dish or pan. Place a piece of parchment paper in the pan, pressing it to the bottom. Leave an inch of overhang over the 13 inch sides to help remove the bars from the pan.
In a medium bowl, beat the butter and light brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the flour and salt, beating until a soft, crumbly dough forms.
Transfer the dough to the prepared pan. Use your hands to gently press it into the pan, spreading it across the pan to form an even layer. Use a fork to prick the crust all over.
Bake the crust until lightly golden, about 15-18 minutes. Remove from the oven, but keep the oven on.
Caramel Pecan Filling
Combine the butter, honey, heavy cream, sugars, and salt in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Stir the mixture until it is smooth and starts to boil.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the pecans, covering them evenly.
Pour the filling over the crust, using a spatula to smooth it into an even layer.
Bake the bars for 15-20 minutes, or until the filling is bubbling all over.
Remove the bars from the oven and let cool in the pan until they’re room temperature, about 1 hour.
Assembly
Use the parchment paper to remove the bars from the pan. Transfer them to a flat work surface.
Use the Mickey Mouse cookie cutter to cut the bars into Mickey shapes. Place them on a wire rack.
Place the semisweet chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips in separate piping bags. Heat them into the microwave, checking every 30 seconds until the chocolate is melted.
Cut the tips off of the piping bags and pipe the chocolate over the pecan bars, alternating so that half have a milk chocolate drizzle and half have a semisweet chocolate drizzle.