Chewy Caramel Peach Squares with Pecans
For one of the best-ever dessert recipes, you have to go with these chewy caramel peach squares with pecans. They have so many wonderful flavors and the texture is just amazing. Make a double batch, as they won't last long!
Notes
These squares are best served the day that they are baked, but they can be made a day in advance. Refrigerate squares overnight on cookie sheet, arranged single layer, covered with foil.
Cooking Time1 hr 5 min
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1 large egg white
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 firm, ripe large peaches, peeled, pitted, thinly sliced (about 2 1/2 cups)
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Put rack in center of oven; heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9-by-9-inch baking pan. Set aside.
- For crust and topping, beat sugar, butter and salt in large bowl of electric mixer until creamy.
- Add flour. Mix until just combined. Reserve about 1/2 cup mixture for topping; refrigerate until ready to use.
- Spoon remaining mixture into baking pan, distributing as evenly as possible.
- Put hand in small plastic food bag and press dough into a thin, even layer.
- Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
- Cool about 15 minutes.
- Put egg white in small dish; stir with fork until frothy. Set aside.
- For filling, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon in 1-quart bowl; add peach slices; toss to coat with flour mixture; the slices will be gooey.
- Closely overlap peach slices over slightly cooled crust. Use all peach slices (they cook down).
- Crumble reserved 1/2 cup topping evenly over peaches.
- Dab crumbs and surface with all of reserved egg white.
- Scatter pecans over top.
- Bake until lightly browned, about 50 minutes.
- Cool completely on rack, then refrigerate until chilled.
- Cut into 2¼-inch squares. To do this more easily, cut into quarters and transfer each quarter to cutting board. Cut quarter into 4 squares. Serve chilled.