Spray or lightly grease a 9 x 9-inch (23 x 23-cm) pan and line with parchment so the edges of the parchment hang over two opposing sides of the pan. This will make it easy to lift the bars out of the pan.
In a small skillet set over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add the chopped pecans and cook in the butter, stirring often, or until butter is browned and pecans are fragrant and toasted about 5-7 minutes. Remove from the heat, pour the butter and pecans into a large mixing bowl and set aside to cool to room temperature.
In a bowl combine the almond flour, coconut flour, gelatin, baking powder, and salt, and set aside.
Add the sweetener, eggs, vanilla extract and maple extract to the cooled butter-pecan mixture, and beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well-blended. Add the almond flour mixture and continue to mix until well incorporated.
Press the dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges just turn golden brown. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes while preparing the pecan topping.
To Prepare the Pecan Topping:
In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the sweetener, syrup, bourbon, melted butter, vanilla, and salt and stir to combine. Sprinkle the chopped pecans on top of the blondie crust. Pour the egg mixture over the pecans evenly. Place back in the oven and bake until the pecan topping is bubbly and set about 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely in pan before removing or slicing.
To slice, run a knife around the edges of the pan and use the parchment to lift the bars out of the pan. Cut into 16 pieces and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts
Keto Pecan Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 274Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 72mg24%
Sodium 103mg4%
Potassium 91mg3%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 326IU7%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 58mg6%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie keto diet.
Cooking the pecans in the butter helps toast them, which adds amazing flavour to the blondie base.
Making browned butter does away with the traditional way of adding that much-needed caramel flavor to the blondie. Usually, a pecan bar caramel is achieved with copious amounts of brown sugar, but here, browned butter does the trick making this dessert healthy all the way!