Honey Caramel-Pecan Phyllo Slices

Name: Honey Caramel-Pecan Phyllo Slices
Yield: Makes About 4 Dozen
Ingredients: forty-eight 9-by-13-inch sheets phyllo dough (about 1½ lbs., thawed; 12 ounces pecans, coarsely chopped; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted; 2 cups heavy cream; ¾ cup mild honey; 1¼ cups granulated sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes About
4 Dozen

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey

By Jill O'Connor

Published 2007

About

What are they? A cookie? A candy? These chewy little pastry bites defy categorization. Gooey, decadent, and very addictive, they have it all. I created these little treats for my book Phyllo, and I think they bear repeating in a book that celebrates all things sweet and sticky.

Ingredients

For the Caramel

¾ cup mild honey
2 cups heavy cream
1¼ cu

Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

To Make the Caramel

In a heavy-bottomed saucepan over low heat, combine the honey, cream, sugar, and salt. Cook until the sugar is dissolved. Increase the heat to high and bring the mixture to a gentle boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture becomes thick and syrupy and turns a warm, caramel brown, 5 to 7 minutes. The syrup should reach the