Sugar Free Caramel Pecan Bars
An easy diabetic friendly Salted Caramel Pecan Squares recipe.
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Servings: 15
Calories: 164kcal
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Ingredients
Bottom Layer
- 1 cup Carbalose Flour - sifted
- ⅔ cup Butter - softened
- 3 tbsp Splenda granulated Sweetener
- 1 large egg - room temperature
- 1 large egg white - room temperature
- 1 tbsp Table cream (18 percent)
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ⅛ tsp Salt
Caramel Nut Layer
- 1 cup Pecan Pieces
- ½ cup Ratio Keto Toasted Almond Granola
- 3 tbsp Splenda Granulated Sweetener
- 3 tbsp Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
- 1 tbsp Cream - 18 %
- 1 large Egg
- ⅓ cup Walden farms Caramel Syrup
- ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
- pinch Salt
Caramel Syrup Topping
- 3 tbsp Splenda Granulated Sweetener
- ¼ cup Cream - 18%
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 3 tbsp Walden Farms caramel Syrup
- ¼ tsp vanilla Extract
- ¼ tsp Salt
Instructions
Crust - Bottom Layer
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 C)
- Sift the Carbalose flour.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter until smooth.
- Add egg, egg white, Vanilla extract, and cream and mix.
- Mix in the sweetener and salt.
- Mix in the flour, adding a scoop at a time and blending in between.
- Grease and flour a 7 by 9 inch baking dish.
- Spoon the crust mixture into the pan and smooth out into an even layer.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes and then remove from the oven and set aside while you make the next layer.
- Allow the crust to firm up a bit before adding the nut layer.
Caramel Pecan layer
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the pecans pieces, keto granola cereal, sweetener and sugar-free chocolate chips.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the egg, cream, Walden farms syrup, Vanilla extract and salt and whisk together.
- Spread the nut mixture over the baked crust.
- Spoon the liquid caramel mixture over the nut layer until the nuts mix is covered.
- Return the baking dish to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool before cutting
Caramel Syrup. (optional)
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk all of the sauce ingredients together.
- Transfer the mixture to a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
- Simmer for approximately 5 - 8 minutes
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly before usings.
- Spread over the bars, or spoon over individual cut bars as desired.
Notes
Nutrition Information does not include the caramel sauce. See caramel Sauce Information below.
Nutrition
Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Fiber: 3g | Net Carbs: 4gr | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 85mg