These Chocolate Pecan Bars are a gooey and decadent dream! I used maple syrup and somewhat brown sugar as an alternative of corn syrup so as to add sweetness and quantity to the filling. After many checks of varied egg substitutes, the mixture of arrowroot starch and flax meal proved to be the winner. Followers of pecan pie, butter pie, and crowd-pleasing vegan desserts will love this one. And chocolate? Arduous to beat!
That is my final fantasy! I really like pecan pie/pecan bars, however I needed chocolate within the filling and crust. The gluten-free chocolate bark with almonds and oat flour is scrumptious by itself. It has a scrumptious texture and wealthy cocoa taste. You simply mix it in a meals processor for a couple of minutes.
Toasting the pecans actually makes these vegan pecan squares further particular. Simply further toasty, crispy and satisfying. As soon as they’re chopped, you simply add the remainder of the chocolate pecan bar filling to a bowl and stir.
I do know the apple cider vinegar looks like a curve ball, but it surely actually helps improve the flavour of every thing else and offers the filling some dimension. The character of this recipe could be very candy and wealthy, however the vinegar retains every thing balanced. The model I examined with out it was clearly an annotation.
These of you who observe me on Instagram understand how a lot work this recipe took to get to the end line. The tip result’s price it! These are simple to make and scrumptious as a part of a sweet combine. When you’re on the lookout for one other basic bar recipe, I like to recommend these Creamy Vegan Lemon Bars.
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Chocolate Pecan Bars with Chocolate Crust (Vegan & Gluten-Free)
The Vegan Chocolate Pecan Bars are gooey and completely filled with toasted pecans. Additionally gluten-free, with an almond and oat crust.
portion measurement 12 bar
uncooked materials
chocolate crust
- 1 cup (96g) almond flour
- ⅓ cup (31g) oat flour
- 1/4 cup (53 g) darkish brown sugar, packed
- 2 spoon (14g) arrowroot powder
- 2 spoon (10g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 5 spoon (70 g) chilly vegan butter, diced
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
Chocolate Pecan Filling
- 1 ¼ cup (131 g) pecan halves
- 2 spoon (12 g) flax meal
- 6 spoon (89 ml) water
- ½ cup (106 g) darkish brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup (118 ml) maple syrup
- 2 spoon (14g) arrowroot powder
- 3 spoon (42 g) vegan butter, melted and cooled
- 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup (85 g) Vegan Chocolate Chips
- flaky sea salt, optionally available
notes
- You completely want to chill them fully earlier than slicing.
- A steel pot with straight sides is good! It simply provides the crust an additional crunchy high quality.
- You will get a number of the liquid filling seeping into the crust alongside the sides – that is the character of the recipe! I attempted over-lining the pan with non-stick foil and that did appear to assist, however the foil actually likes to get into the crust creases and sticky components (despite the fact that it is non-stick!!). I used my fingers to peel off small items from the batch of bars.
instruct
make shell
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Line an 8×8 sq. baking pan with two parchment paper “slings,” ensuring there’s a little overhang. I wish to spray somewhat oil on the plate and between the layers of paper. Preheat oven to 350°F.
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In a meals processor fitted with the “S” blade, mix the almond flour, oat flour, brown sugar, arrowroot, cocoa powder and salt. Pulse a couple of instances to combine. Place the cubes of chilly vegan butter over the flour combination and drizzle with vanilla extract. Pulse combination till simply mixed, about 12 instances.
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Pour crust combination into ready baking pan and unfold. Then, press it evenly together with your fingers till it covers the complete base. It’ll even out because it bakes, so don’t fret about it not wanting excellent
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Bake the crust for 20-25 minutes, or till the crust is barely dry and darkened. Whereas it is nonetheless scorching, press down the crust with the again of a spoon. Let the crust cool.
Make stuffing
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Unfold the pecans on a baking sheet and bake within the oven for 8-10 minutes. As soon as they’re cool sufficient to deal with, roughly chop them and put aside.
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In a big bowl, mix flax meal and water. Stir them collectively and go away for five minutes to type a gel.
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As soon as the flax has gelled and thickened, add the brown sugar, maple syrup, arrowroot, vegan butter, vanilla, apple cider vinegar, and salt. Stir combination till clean.
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Put aside about 1/4 cup of chopped pecans. Add the remaining pecans to the brown sugar maple combination together with the chocolate chips. Give the combination somewhat stir, then switch to the baking sheet and unfold evenly over the cooked crust.
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Place baking sheet in oven. Bake for about 1 hour, till solely the facilities of the bars are barely jiggly. After they come out of the oven and are nonetheless melted, sprinkle the reserved chopped pecans and flaky sea salt (if utilizing) excessive. Let the bars cool fully within the pan.
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Utilizing parchment paper “slings,” pull fully cooled bars from pan to slicing board. Gently peel off the parchment paper and use a pointy chef’s knife to chop out 3 equal columns. Then minimize every column into 4 equal components.
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Retailer completed bars in an hermetic container for as much as one week.
