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 Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars – A brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a gooey maple filling loaded with pecans, shredded coconut, and chocolate chips. Flavor and texture in every sweet and sticky bite! Recipe VIDEO below!
Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie Bars - A brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a gooey maple filling that's loaded with pecans, shredded coconut and chocolate chips. Flavor and texture in every sweet and sticky bite!

I figured you might be busy assembling your Thanksgiving menu, so I wanted to stop in and remind you that these Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars need to be on your table. These are one of my absolute favorite desserts.

I wish you could come over to my house right now. We’d sit on the couch with a cup of coffee in one hand and a Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar in the other. Our laps will be covered in buttery crumbs and we’ll be discussing the important things in life. Also, we’ll agree that I won’t count the calories if you don’t. Deal?

Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie Bars - A brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a gooey maple filling that's loaded with pecans, shredded coconut and chocolate chips. Flavor and texture in every sweet and sticky bite!

Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

This here is the most delicious way to get your pecan pie fix. Imagine the best pecan pie you’ve ever tasted, then add chocolate chips and shredded coconut. Kind of like the topping to German Chocolate Cake. These ingredients were made to be together! 

Pecan pie elevated to level AMAZING. Crunchy, gooey and sweet perfection.

Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie Bars - A brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a gooey maple filling that's loaded with pecans, shredded coconut and chocolate chips. Flavor and texture in every sweet and sticky bite!

Pecan Pie without Corn Syrup

Yep, you read that right I managed to make a recipe resembling pecan pie without corn syrup! These bars gets their sticky sweetness from a combo of brown sugar and pure maple syrup, which add so much flavor.

In my opinion (pecan pie purists should stop reading now), these bars are way better than traditional pecan pie.

There’s no crust to roll out, and the base is a quick shortbread crust which is pressed into and 8×8 pan. The crust is filled with chocolate chips, shredded coconut, and chopped pecans, which are all suspended in a thick brown sugar and maple syrup mixture. Phenomenal flavor and texture in every bite!

I’ll be making these for Thanksgiving, and approximately one million more times between now and then. Promise me you’ll do the same.

 Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie Bars - A brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a gooey maple filling that's loaded with pecans, shredded coconut and chocolate chips. Flavor and texture in every sweet and sticky bite!
Adapted from my Maple Pecan Bars
Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie Bars - A brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a gooey maple filling that's loaded with pecans, shredded coconut and chocolate chips. Flavor and texture in every sweet and sticky bite!
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Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie Bars

A brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a gooey maple filling loaded with pecans, shredded coconut, and chocolate chips. Flavor and texture in every sweet and sticky bite!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie Bars
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 376 kcal
Author Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

Crust:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Filling:

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips I prefer bittersweet
  • 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • sea salt optional

Instructions

Crust:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8 pan with foil, leaving a couple inches overhang. Spray or butter the foil.
  2. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until creamy and combined. Add flour and salt, beat until thoroughly combined. Dump the mixture (it will be crumbly) into the prepared pan and press it evenly into the bottom of the pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the filling.

Filling:

  1. In a large bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, milk, and egg. Whisk until combined. Add pecans, chocolate chips, and coconut and stir until combined. Pour the filling over the crust and gently spread it around with a rubber spatula so that the solids and liquid are evenly distributed.
  2. Return to the oven and cook for about 23-25 minutes. The mixture should be bubbling slightly around the corners. The edges will be set but the center will still be a little jiggly. It will firm up as it cools. Place pan on a wire rack to cool completely before cutting into squares. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt, if desired, to add a contrast to the sweetness.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

You can top these with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired. 

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 376 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25g 38%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 49mg 16%
Sodium 72mg 3%
Potassium 131mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 36g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 24g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin A 8.8%
Vitamin C 0.2%
Calcium 4.3%
Iron 7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

  1. Ohhh please: I’ve already started my “what to cook for Christmas” pinterest board! So I don’t think you’re too early with these delicious looking bars. I love the way that crust looks, too. And I love anything with pecan so basically I’m just very excited haha!

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  11. my pecan pie loving mama would say you have to be crazy, but I think you are right!! these look amazing and I can just taste the sticky sweet! Oh man, I am saving this to make for everything!

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  13. Oh my goodness. Those are a thing of beauty, for sure! I think I’d eat the whole batch by myself, though… So I guess I’d have to make two. 😉

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  20. These look delicious! I have a wedding shower at work that I volunteered to bring in a dessert. I’ll be trying it out this recipe for that.

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  24. STOP! That was my reaction when seeing this recipe and the German chocolat brownies and the coconut brownies and the pumpkin pie praline bars… Sunday marked one year of making your recipe for the carrot/pumpkin/pineapple/coconut cake with cream cheese frosting. It is still the BEST recipe and requested often. I wrote that could be the only recipe I need. Now I must try all these. I would love to have that coffee with you and not count the calories or the sugar content. Thanks for the recipes.

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    • Thank you for the kind words, Carol. You have made my day! You are very welcome for the recipes. Have a fabulous holiday season. -Allison

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