Best Praline Bars Recipes

PECAN PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Arrange graham crackers in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan.
• Place butter and sugar in sauce pan. Heat to boiling point; boil 2 minutes.
• Stir in pecans and spread evenly over crackers.
• Bake about 10 minutes.
• Cut each graham cracker in half while warm.

PRALINE CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a 9-by-9-inch square pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine the crumbs, granulated sugar and melted butter and press into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside.
• Increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees F and make the filling.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until fluffy, then add the brown sugar and flour. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla. Fold in the chopped pecans.
• Pour the batter into the crust and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 250 degrees F and bake until slightly browned on top, an additional 50 minutes. Allow to cool completely, about 20 minutes, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cut into 9 bars before serving.

PRALINE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with foil, letting some hang over the edges.
• 2. For the Crust: Cream 1 cup of butter and brown sugar together. Slowly stir in flour, salt and ground pecans until mixture is crumbly. Press into foil lined pan and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
• 3. Topping: Make topping while crust is baking. Combine butter, brown sugar, honey and heavy cream in a saucepan. Dissolve ingredients on a medium heat, stirring constantly. Lower heat and simmer for 1 minute. Add pecans & coconut (0ptional) and remove from heat.
• 4. Pour topping over crust as soon as it is removed from the oven. Spread it out evenly.
• 5. Return the pan to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes, until filling is set.
• 6. Remove pan from oven and cool completely.
• 7. Use the foil to lift cookie bars out of baking pan. Remove foil and cut into bars approximately 2" x 2"

PRALINE CRUMB CARAMEL CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Place cookie mix in bowl; cut in butter using pastry blender or fork until mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, 1/4 cup of the caramel topping, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked cookie base. Sprinkle with reserved crumb topping, pecans and toffee bits.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. Drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup caramel topping. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

PISTACHIO PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Lightly coat a 13-by-9-inch rimmed baking sheet with oil. Line with parchment, allowing 2 inches to hang over the long sides. Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, tilting pan to swirl and washing down sides with a wet pastry brush to prevent crystals from forming. Boil, without stirring, until mixture turns medium amber, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in pistachios and salt. Pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet, and quickly spread evenly with an offset spatula. Let cool until just set but still soft, about 2 minutes. Using the parchment as handles, transfer warm praline to a cutting board. Immediately cut praline into bars of desired size using a serrated knife lightly coated with oil. Let cool completely.

PUMPKIN-WALNUT PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Make the Pastry:.
• In food processor, combine the flour with the sugar and salt. Add the pieces of cold butter and pulse until they resemble small peas. Add the ice water and pulse just until the dough is slightly moistened. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead it serveral times, until it comes together. Flatten the dough into a flat circle, wrap it in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350*F. Butter a 9"x13" glass baking dish. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the pastry to an 11"x15" rectangle, about 1/8" thick. Trim the pastry to a 10"x14" rectangle. Roll the pastry around the rolling pin and carefully unroll it in prepared baking dish, easing it into the corners. Line the pastry with aluminum foil and fill with dried beans. Bake the pastry for 20 minutes, or until it is lightly browned and just set. Remove the foil and beans. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes longer, until the pastry is cooked through but not browned.
• Make the filling:.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the light brown sugar, cinnamon and pumpkin-pie spice. Add the pumpkin puree and whisk until smooth. Whisk in evaporated milk until the filling is blended. Pour the filling into the prebaked crust and smooth the surface. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the filling is set around the edges but very wiggly in the center.
• Make the Topping:.
• In a medium bowl, toss the walnuts with the flour and brown sugar. Add the butter and stir until combined. Drop tablespoons of the topping onto the partially baked pumpkin layer. Bake about 20 minutes longer, until the topping is sizzling and golden and the pumpkin filling is just barely wiggly in the center. Let it cool completely, and cut into 16 bars. Enjoy!
• Note: the bars can be refrigerated up to 3 days.

PRALINE CRUMB CARAMEL CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Place cookie mix in bowl; cut in butter using pastry blender or fork until mixture is crumbly, then stir in pecans and toffee bits by hand. Reserve 1 1/2 cups mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes and remove to a rack to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, 1/4 cup of the caramel topping, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked cookie base. Sprinkle with reserved crumb topping, pecans and toffee bits.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. Drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup caramel topping. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator until serving.

PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a 15x 10 jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Arrange crackers on the prepared jelly roll pan.
• 2. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar with the butter. Bring to a boil, then boil 1 minute. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
• 3. Pour hot butter mixture over the graham crackers, spreading evenly. Sprinkle with the chopped pecans.
• 4. Place in oven, and bake 10 minutes. take out of oven, and cool slightly, about 5-6 minutes. Take a pizza cutter, and roll along the segmented lines in each square, creating 48 bars.
• 5. Next, place chocolate morsels in a microwaveable bowl. heat in microwave for 30 seconds, Take out and stir. Put back in microwave, and continue heating in 10 second intervals, until chocolate is smooth.
• 6. Drizzle melted chocolate over bars, then repeat the steps used with the milk chocolate, using the white chocolate. Let cool completely, before enjoying.

PECAN-PRALINE BACON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. In medium bowl, stir together flour and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Beat in 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until blended; stir in bacon. Press in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream, 1/3 cup butter and 1 1/2 cups brown sugar to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Using whisk, stir in powdered sugar and the vanilla until smooth.
• Spread praline frosting over cooled crust; sprinkle with pecans. Let stand 30 to 45 minutes until frosting is set but not firm. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

PUMPKIN CHEESE PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment paper; brush pan with softened butter.
• Prepare pumpkin batter;
• In an electric mixer on medium speed, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, baking powder and baking soda for about 30 seconds, until evenly combined. Add butter, eggs and pumpkin; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until smooth. Scrape bowl with rubber spatula. Add flour all at once; beat on low speed for 30 seconds, until flour is evenly blended inches.
• Pour half the pumpkin batter into prepared pan. Reserve other half in a small bowl, scraping mixing bowl well.
• Using the same mixing bowl, prepare cream cheese batter:
• Beat cream cheese, egg and extracts on medium speed for abut 2 minutes, until fluffy and smooth. Add sugar; beat on medium speed for about 1 minute. Spread cream cheese batter over pumpkin batter in pan.
• Pour reserved pumpkin batter over cream cheese layer. Using a rubber spatula, cut through the batter several times through the length of the pan, then through the width of the pan, to create a marbled effect.
• Prepare topping:
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes, until fluffy and light in color. Add flour and pecans; bet on low speed for about 1 minute. The mixture will be crumbly.
• Sprinkle crumbs evenly over marbled batter.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. When done, the topping will have begun to brown and the top will feel slightly firm when touched gently with your fingertip. Remove from oven; let cool completely on wire rack; cut into bars.

CREOLE PECAN PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 (convection) 350 regular. Line 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper and lightly spay.
• In mixing bowl, mix butter, brown sugar and salt (first three ingredients). Add flour and beat at low speed until the ingredients form tiny crumbs. Pour this mixture into prepared 9 x 13 pan. Spread the mixture/dough to form an even layer and press down firmly.
• Add the pecan halves, flat side down, in one direction (they should be touching each other) to cover the dough. This will be a more formal appearance. As an alternative, you may want to chop the pecans and then spread them evenly over the base dough.
• In a saucepan, melt the remaining butter and brown sugar over high heat. Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until it comes to a rolling boil. Continue to stir for 30 seconds. Remove the pan from the heat.
• Pour the butter/sugar (carmel) mixture over the dough, coating the entire surface. Bake the bars for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a rack to cool, then refrigerate for approximately 1-hour prior to slicing for easier handling. May also freeze and then slice after removing from freezer and allowing to slightly thaw.

HAZELNUT PRALINE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, leaving 1 inch of foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan; spray foil with cooking spray. In food processor, place 1/2 cup hazelnuts. Cover; process until finely ground.
• In medium bowl, beat 1 cup brown sugar and 3/4 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute or until blended. On low speed, beat in flour and ground hazelnuts until well mixed. Press in pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle 1 cup hazelnuts over partially baked crust. In 2-quart saucepan, heat 2/3 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Pour over hazelnuts.
• Bake 15 to 16 minutes or until edges are bubbling. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring once, until softened and chips can be stirred smooth. Drizzle melted chocolate over bars. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Use foil to lift bars out of pan. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

QUICK PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Arrange graham crackers in single layer in ungreased 15 x 10" jelly-roll pan.
• Heat brown sugar and margarine to boiling in 2-qt. saucepan.
• Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour sugar mixture over crackers; spread evenly.
• Sprinkle with pecans.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until bubbly.
• Cool slightly.
• Break into squares.

KAHLUA PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Line an 8 or 9-inch square pan with parchment, letting two opposite ends hang slightly over sides of pan.
• For crust, in a large bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, butter and pecans, mix well.
• Pat into bottom of prepared pan.
• For filling, in sauce pan, melt chocolate, shortening and butter.
• Remove from heat and stir until smooth and slightly cooled.
• Beat in sugars and vanilla.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Stir in Kahlua, flour and salt.
• Add pecans. Pour over crust.
• Bake for 25 minutes or till fudgy--Do not overbake.
• Cool.
• For frosting, beat together butter, Kahlua, confectioners sugar and milk.
• Add more Kahlua if necessary to achieve spreading consistency.
• Frost cooled cake, either in the pan or lifted out by the parchment paper handles.
• Let frosting set.
• Slice into bars. Refrigerate.

QUICK PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Arrange graham crackers in single layer in ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch.
• Heat brown sugar and butter to boiling in 2-quart saucepan. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
• Pour sugar mixture over crackers; spread evenly. Sprinkle with pecans.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until bubbly; cool slightly. Cut between graham crackers into bars.

PUMPKIN-WALNUT PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• MAKE THE PASTRY In a food processor, combine the flour with the sugar and salt. Add the pieces of cold butter and pulse just until they resemble small peas. Add the ice water and pulse just until the dough is lightly moistened. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead it several times, until it comes together. Flatten the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the pastry to an 11-by-15-inch rectangle, about 1/8-inch thick. Trim the pastry to a 10-by-14-inch rectangle. Roll the pastry around the rolling pin and carefully unroll it in the prepared baking dish, easing it into the corners. Line the pastry with aluminum foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake the pastry for about 20 minutes, until it is lightly browned and just set. Remove the foil and weights and bake for 8 to 10 minutes longer, until the pastry is cooked through but not browned. MEANWHILE, MAKE THE FILLING: In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the light brown sugar, cinnamon and pumpkin-pie spice. Add the pumpkin puree and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the evaporated milk until the filling is blended. Pour the filling into the prebaked crust and smooth the surface. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the filling is set around the edges but very jiggly in the center. MEANWHILE, MAKE THE TOPPING In a medium bowl, toss the walnuts with the flour and brown sugar. Add the butter and stir until combined. Drop tablespoons of the topping onto the partially baked pumpkin layer. Bake for about 20 minutes longer, until the topping is sizzling and golden and the pumpkin filling is just barely jiggly in the center. Let cool completely, then cut into 16 bars.

PRALINE CARAMEL CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Place cookie mix in bowl; cut in butter using pastry blender or fork until mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes. 2 Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, 1/4 cup of the caramel topping, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. 3 Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked cookie base. Sprinkle with reserved crumb topping, pecans and toffee bits. 4 Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. Drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup caramel topping. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat butter, 1/2 cup of the sugar and 1/2 tsp. of the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, beating on low speed after each addition until well blended. Press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 20 to 23 min. or until lightly browned.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and remaining 1/2 tsp. vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in toffee bits. Pour over crust. Drop teaspoonfuls of the caramel topping evenly over cream cheese mixture. Cut through batter several times with knife for marble effect.
• Bake 30 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Cut into 32 bars to serve. Store leftover bars in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

QUICK PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Arrange graham crackers in single layer in un greased jelly roll pan, 15½ x 10½ x 1in. Heat brown sugar and margarine to boiling in 2 quart saucepan. Boil 1 min, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour sugar mixture evenly over crackers. Sprinkle with pecans. bake 8-10 minutes, or until bubbly. Cool slightly.

PUMPKIN PRALINE BARS RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 8 x 8-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edge of pan. Coat with no-stick cooking spray. Stir cookie mix and 1/2 cup melted butter in medium bowl with fork until evenly moistened. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes. Whisk egg in medium bowl. Whisk in corn syrup, 2 tablespoons melted butter and vanilla until blended. Stir in pecans. Spread evenly over partially baked layer. Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until topping is set and golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pan using edges of foil. Place on cutting board. Pull foil away from sides of bars. Cool completely. Trim outer edge before cutting into bars.