Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars
Ingredients
Caramel Sauce:•3/4 cup Swerve Sweetener
•1/4 cup xylitol (or more Swerve)
•1/2 cup water
•1/2 cup heavy cream
•1 tbsp butter
•2 tbsp vegetable glycerin (optional, but helps gooeyness)
•1/2 tsp vanilla extract
•1/4 tsp xanthan gum
Crust:
•1 ¼ cups almond flour
•1/4 cup butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
•1/4 cup Swerve Sweetener
•1/2 tsp xanthan gum
•1/4 tsp salt
•1/4 tsp liquid stevia extract
Filling:
•2 eggs
•2 tbsp melted butter
•1 tbsp unsulphered molasses
•1/2 tsp salt
•2 oz 85 or 90% cacao chocolate, chopped
•1 cup pecans, lightly toasted
Instructions
1.For the caramel sauce, combine Swerve, xylitol and water in a large saucepan over medium heat.2.Stir until sweeteners dissolve and then allow to come to a boil. Boil until mixture darkens somewhat, about 9 to 11 minutes.
3.Remove from heat and add cream and butter. Mixture may bubble vigorously. Stir in vegetable glycerin and vanilla extract and then quickly whisk in xanthan gum.
4.Let mixture cool to lukewarm, about 20 to 30 minutes.
5.While caramel is cooling, prepare the crust. Preheat the oven to 350F.
6.Combine almond flour, butter, erythritol, xanthan gum, salt and stevia in a food processer. Pulse until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
7.Press mixture evenly into the bottom of an 8-inch square pan and bake 12 minutes. Remove and set aside.
8.Reduce oven temperature to 325F.
9.Whisk eggs, melted butter, molasses and salt into cooled caramel sauce.
10.Sprinkle crust with chopped chocolate and toasted pecans. Pour filling over and bake about 20 minutes, until set and slightly puffed.
Notes
Serves 16. Each serving has 8 g of carbs and 2 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 6 g.
207 Calories; 19g Fat (82.4% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 50mg Cholesterol; 163mg Sodium.