Chocolate Pecan Pie Bark - #itsacandychristmas2022

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: chocolate bars

Dark chocolate chips reduce sugar while maintaining flavor.

pecans

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: almonds

Walnuts provide similar crunch with a different flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a subtle flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed, while granulated is more economical.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Line a baking sheet with foil and spray it with olive oil.

Line up the graham crackers tightly on the baking sheet.

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.

Add the brown sugar and salt to the melted butter and bring to a boil, stirring constantly for three minutes.

After boiling, add the pecans and stir for about 20 seconds.

Stir in the vanilla extract and spread the mixture over the lined graham crackers.

Place the baking sheet in the oven for about five minutes to heat the mixture back up if it thickens too much.

Remove from the oven and spread the mixture evenly over the crackers with a knife.

Place back in the oven and bake for an additional five minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool completely before breaking apart.

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