Dulce de Leche Bars
Deliciously rich bars with a dulce de leche topping, perfect for dessert.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter (226 grams)
- white sugar (133 grams)
- egg (1 )
- vanilla extract (15 milliliters)
- all-purpose flour (312.5 grams)
- salt (2 grams)
- dulce de leche (370 grams)
- shredded coconut (100 grams)
- pecans (75 grams)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan thoroughly.
- Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until combined and creamy. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat until incorporated. Scrape down sides of the bowl; beat again. Combine flour and salt; stir into butter mixture until a ball of dough forms.
- Press 2/3 of the dough into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set and light brown, about 20 minutes; keep oven on.
- Pour dulce de leche over the crust, trying to keep edges mostly bare.
- Stir shredded coconut and chopped pecans into the remaining 1/3 dough; crumble the mixture over dulce de leche, pressing lightly over the top.
- Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 472
- fat: 28 g
- sats: 15 g
- carbs: 52 g
- fibre: 3 g
- protein: 6 g
- salt: 0.169 g