Gluten-Free Chewy Pecan Squares

Today’s Gluten-Free Chewy Pecan Squares would make a terrific addition to your holiday cookie tray! They are sweet, nutty, and delightfully chewy—as promised.

The surprising thing about this recipe is that it is made from just a handful of ingredients and does not include any butter or oil. In fact, because of the latter factor I was not even sure that I was going to share these Chewy Pecan Squares with you all—at first.

I did not even take photos until there were only four squares left. Four squares that were haphazardly cut, I will add.

And the photos I’m sharing may not be blog worthy. But here they are anyway because I think you can still see how good these Gluten-Free Chewy Pecan Squares are and I know you all will want this recipe.

And you will want it now! Not when I re-make the recipe again down the road and take some better photos.

As far as no butter or oil being included in this recipe, I concluded that the fat from the pecans provides all that is needed to make this recipe work.

The true test of the goodness of these Gluten-Free Chewy Pecan Squares was that eating one led to eating another. Even after I decided I was “done” with them, they kept calling my name.

So, it’s best to make these when you have some helpers around!

These Gluten-Free Chewy Pecan Squares are another recipe that I made from one of my old gluten-full cookbooks, the same church cookbook these Flourless Gluten-Free Coconut Macaroons were adapted from.

For today’s recipe, I simply subbed in my Two-Ingredient Gluten-Free Flour Mix for the gluten-full flour. My mix does not include xanthan gum and I did not need to add any for this recipe but if your gluten-free flour mix includes xanthan gum, it should still work just fine for this recipe.

I also halved the recipe and used an 8 x 8 baking pan because the original recipe called for an odd-sized, rather large pan and made a lot of squares.

I’m pleased with my changes and I will definitely be adding this recipe to my still-in-progress third part of my series 30 Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies You’ll Want To Make Right Now! Until that collection is posted, you’ll want to make these gluten-free Chewy Pecan Squares. Update: The third part of my Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies You’ll Want To Make Right Now is up here!

If you need more Christmas cookies immediately, be sure to check out my original Christmas cookie recipe roundup, 30 Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies You’ll Want To Make Right Now, and Part 2, 30 More Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies You’ll Want To Make Right Now.)

More Delicious Gluten-Free Squares

~ Easy Caramel Squares

~ Caramel Apple Squares

~ Easy Pumpkin Squares

~ No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Squares

~ Oatmeal Marble Squares

~ The Official Ted Lasso Biscuits 

Gluten-Free Chewy Pecan Squares Recipe

Yield: 16 squares

Gluten-Free Chewy Pecan Squares

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These gluten-free Chewy Pecan Squares are as delicious as they sound and look! Add them to your holiday cookie tray or make them any time of year you fancy a wonderful, easy-to-make treat.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Additional Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• ½ tsp vanilla extract (I used my homemade vanilla extract)
• 1 cup gluten-free flour mix (I used my Two-Ingredient Gluten-Free Flour Mix), sifted
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¾ cup pecans, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease an 8 x8 baking pan. (I use gluten-free baking spray, like this one.)
2. Set up a double boiler. Once the water in the bottom pan is boiling, add the eggs to the top pan and beat slightly. Stir in light brown sugar. Continue stirring the mixture until it thickens, which will take about 10 minutes.
3. Add vanilla extract.
4. Measure gluten-free flour mix and add the baking powder and salt to the measuring cup. Sift this mixture into the pan with the other ingredients.
5. Stir in pecans.
6. Pour batter into greased baking dish and place in preheated oven. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes, using a toothpick to check for doneness.
7. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Notes

Be sure to check out my Two-Ingredient Gluten-Free Flour Mix and my Homemade Vanilla Extract (it's such a wonderful homemade gift for others, too!).

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