These Heath Bit Bars are Sinful. Which means they are probably not very healthy. That’s ok, you only live once right? I first started baking with Heath Toffee Bits when I made my Better Than Sex Poke Cake then followed up with some Toffee Meringue Bars.
Needless to say, I will be using these delicious Heath Toffee Bits as often as I can! The list of ingredients includes some chopped pecans but I recently made these bars without pecans for someone that didn’t want them. They were still to die for even without the pecans!
Nobody wants to bite into raw dough. Like most recipes similar to this one, the edges will cook much quicker than the center so when you are checking the dough, make sure you check the middle to ensure it is cooked.
Oh and don’t forget, if you use a different size pan than what I list on the recipe card, make sure you adjust the cooking time accordingly so the dough completely cooks.
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Gather your Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients to make this Heath Bit Bars recipe. For ingredient amounts please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Heath Toffee Bits – you can get these on Amazon
- Unsalted Butter – you can use regular salted butter if you prefer
- Light Brown Sugar – you can also use dark brown sugar
- Egg Yolk
- Vanilla Extract – you can use store-bought or my Instant Pot Homemade Vanilla Extract or my Sous Vide Vanilla Extract
- All Purpose Flour – I mostly use King Arthur but use what you got (no affiliation)
- Pecans
How to Make Heath Bit Bars
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Set aside a 3/4 Cup of the Heath Toffee Bits.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add brown sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Beat until blended.
- Fold in the flour, heath toffee bits and optionally the chopped pecans.
- Press dough into an ungreased 10 x 15 jelly roll pan.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until browned.
- Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle the remaining 3/4 Cup of Heath bits over the top while the dough is still hot.
- Let cool slightly then cut into bars. Let cool completely before serving.
Printable Recipe Card
Heath Bit Bars
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Ingredients
- 8 oz Heath Toffee Bits, divided
- 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- ½ Cup Pecans, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Set aside 3/4 Cup of Heath Bits.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add brown sugar, egg yolk and vanilla extract. Beat until blended.
- Fold in flour, heath bits and pecans (optional).
- Press dough into ungreased 10 x 15 jelly roll pan.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until browned.
- Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle remaining 3/4 Cup of Heath bits over the top while hot.
- Let cool slightly then cut into bars. Let cool completely before serving.
Notes
I’ve made this recipe at least 6 times and always get rave comments. One change I’ve made is putting down parchment paper on the pan. Otherwise, it’s a bear getting the bars cut and lifted out. The other thing, this recipe uses 8 ounces of Heath bits. I have no idea why the ingredient lists a 16 ounce bag of Heath bits.
Thank you. You are correct. Recipe card corrected.
These bars are to die for. Very easy to make and so delicious.