Pecan Pie Bark makes a perfect holiday gift with a graham cracker base, chopped pecans and brown sugar. It’s sweet, crunchy, and ready in 20 minutes! This recipe takes all the wonderful taste from a classic Pecan Pie made into an easy, shareable Homemade Candy Recipe. It’s the perfect treat for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Pecan Pie Bark is the ultimate holiday candy. It’s a simple and fun take on a classic Pecan Pie. The graham cracker base is like the crust of pecan pie while the brown sugar and pecan mixture has the same taste as the pecan pie filling. All together the Pecan Pie Bark turns out buttery, crunchy, and wonderfully rich.
This Pecan Pie Bark has all the iconic taste of a classic Thanksgiving pie, but made into a hassle-free dessert. Instead of having to bake and cut up a whole pie for a sit down dessert, this treat is easy to have around the house to grab a few pieces of throughout the holiday season. It’s great to make a week or two leading up to Thanksgiving to get into the holiday spirit.
INGREDIENTS :
13 graham crackers
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups pecan halves, roughly chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
PREPARATION :
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a rimmed sheet pan with aluminum foil.
Lightly grease the foil with butter and line the baking sheet with graham crackers, breaking them where necessary to make them fit.
Combine butter, brown sugar, pecans, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and let cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Immediately pour hot mixture over graham crackers and spread mixture to edges of pan using a spatula. Make sure pecans are evenly distributed and that crackers are covered.
Bake until bubbly, about 10 minutes.
Allow to cool completely and break into pieces. Enjoy!