Vegan and Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Pecan Bars
Servings 8 servings
Calories 300kcal
Ingredients
crust
- 1 cup gluten free baking flour
- 2/3 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup in between cold and room vegan butter (leave out for a few min)
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
peanut butter pecan topping
- 10 ounces chopped raw pecans
- 1 tbsp corn starch or arrowroot powder
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup vegan butter
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 cup dairy free milk
Instructions
- preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- mix the crust ingredients in a food processor until a smooth and thick dough forms.
- line an 8 x 11 parchment baking pan and spread out the dough. it should be about 1/3 inch thick.
- bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
- in the meantime, add all pecan topping ingredients but the dairy free milk and bring to a boil. cook on medium heat for 4 minutes and stir often.
- then, add the dairy free milk, cook another 3 minutes or until the filling is pretty thick.
- add on top of the crust and bake again at 350 for 27 minutes.
- cool down, cut into bars and then enjoy!