A simple dessert recipe to wow everyone over the holidays.

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I love pecan pie. I never really grew up eating it as a kid, but several years ago our first realtor bought us a pecan pie for thanksgiving. It was life-changing, and my husband and I legit spent the next month buying pecan pies at least once a week. It was a major addiction! Since I became vegan I feel like I haven’t found a pecan pie recipe I like or that isn’t extremely time-consuming. These bars are the answer and they taste incredible! Give them a go!

Ingredient details:

• Maple Syrup – Get a quality brand of maple syrup and it makes all the difference. The richness of maple syrup comes out best when you get a good brand.

• Almond flour – I used the Bob’s Red Mill almond flour.

• Coconut Oil – This will be used to make the base of the bar. If you would prefer vegan butter or another neutral oil, you should be fine.

• Vanilla

• Pecans – You can buy either the pre-chopped pecans, or chop them yourself. You can also use whole or halves ones, but I liked the texture of the chopped pecans.

• Organic Brown Sugar – I always thought brown sugar was some magic substance before I became vegan and really had to research the production process of my ingredients. Turns out in the US its usually just refined sugar soaked in molasses, which means it will often go through the bone ash filtering process of US refined white sugar. Buy organic or certified vegan if you want to make sure you do not have animals in your dessert.

• Corn starch – This will thicken the pecan layer and give us some of that gooey pecan pie texture we all know and love.

• Vegan Butter – I always use Miyoko’s, but any kind of vegan butter will do.

Recipe List

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Serves: ~15 bars

Ingredients:

For base:

3 cups almond flour

2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup maple syrup

For filling:

2 cups chopped pecans

1/4 cup maple syrup

1 cup brown sugar

3 tbs corn starch

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup vegan butter

Instructions:

1. Set oven to 350°
2. Melt coconut oil.
3. In a mixing bowl, pour coconut oil, almond flour, vanilla, and maple syrup. Mix well.
4. Pour mixture into a greased 13×9 baking dish.
5. Bake base crust in the oven for 10 minutes.
6. In a medium sauce pan, melt butter.
7. Add corn starch and stir well until disolved.
8. Pour in brown sugar, vanilla, and maple syrup. Mix well until it forms a syrup.
9. Add the pecans into the pan, stir in, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
10. Pour pecan mixcture onto the pre-baked base and bake for an additional 15 minutes on 350°.
11. Chill bars and serve!

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