Salted Caramel Maple Pecan Pie Bars

INGREDIENTS

Crust

1 cup

all-purpose flour

1/3 cup

brown sugar, packed (light or dark)

1/2 cup

unsalted butter, very soft

Filling

large egg

1/3 cup

brown sugar, packed (light or dark)

1/3 cup

maple or or pancake syrup (I used sugar-free lite pancake syrup)

1 tbsp

vanilla extract

salt, optional and to taste (consider omitting if nuts are well-salted)

1 cup

pecans (I used raw, unsalted, whole pecans; use halves and pieces, salted and roasted, or your favorite type)

about 1/4 cup salted caramel sauce (homemade or storebought), for drizzling