These bars are the crispy, crunchy, sweet and salty dessert you’ve been fantasizing about. They are probably the easiest dessert of all time and taste just like a classic praline—except these are even better, since the praline mixture is poured over graham crackers. With the extreme crunch from the bottom layer of graham crackers and the salty caramel top, these bars are otherworldly.
Serves: 12
28–30 vegan graham cracker halves
½ cup (120 ml) pure maple syrup
¼ cup (36 g) vegan brown sugar
½ cup (120 g) vegan butter
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
½ tsp salt
1½ cups (180 g) roasted pecans, coarsely chopped
Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray an 18 x 13–inch (45 x 33–cm) baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
Arrange the graham crackers in a single layer to cover the entire baking sheet.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the maple syrup, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Stir to combine and heat until the ingredients are melted.
Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 to 4 minutes to thicken the mixture slightly and create the caramel topping.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir the pecans into the caramel.
Pour the caramel mixture over the graham crackers and smooth it out to evenly coat all of the graham crackers as much as possible.
Bake the bars for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the caramel is all bubbly and has coated all of the graham crackers.
Let the bars cool completely. When they are cooled and firm, break them into individual bars.
Keep the bars refrigerated until you are ready to serve.