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    You are here: Home / Dessert / Vegan Pecan Crusted Toffee Bites

    LAST UPDATED: January 10, 2022 • FIRST PUBLISHED: December 11, 2013

    Vegan Pecan Crusted Toffee Bites

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    Back when I was in high school my closest friends and I made a deal. Being young and in high school, we were typically strapped for cash, but wanting to show our appreciation for each other's friendship during the holidays, we didn't want to forego gift giving. So we did the smart thing: we decided that we'd make gifts for each other. This turned out to be way fun and yielded some incredibly creative creations. The first year I made pillows for everyone and used fabric paint to spell out their names and depict pictures of their favorite animals. I had to ask them all what said favorite animals were sneakily beforehand and was a little frustrated when my best friend told me that her favorite animal was a stingray. The stingray pillow actually ended up being kinda cute in the end.

    Eventually I moved on to gifts that put some of my skills to better use: cookies. I wasn't sure about this at first because doesn't everyone make cookies for the holidays? But when gift exchange time came around everyone was more than pleased with their cookies. And truthfully, I made some damn good cookies. Some pretty cookies too, having devoted extensive time and effort to piping out just the perfect frosting pattern to accurately depict Santa's beard.
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    The cookie tradition stuck. I still love to bake tons and tons of cookies all through December. I still use many of the recipes I started with back in high school, and this would be one of them, but now I've made it vegan.
    The original version used a graham cracker crust, which could easily be vegan, but I thought I'd try making things even easier yet, as honey free graham crackers might be a challenge to find, depending on where you live. For this version I used a pecan crust, which makes this toffee even better, because pecans are awesome.
    One word to the wise, and this is kinda crucial, so I'll repeat it in the recipe: use a cookie sheet with a lip. If you don't have a cookie sheet with a lip, use a rectangular baking pan. You need something to stop the toffee mixture from running off the sides of the cookie sheet and landing at the bottom of the oven, which, if that happens you could very well end up with a grease fire (like I almost did).
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    Overhead View of a Dish of Toffee and Glass of Milk
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    Vegan Pecan Crusted Toffee Bites

    These delicious vegan toffee bites are easy to make and perfect for the holidays!

    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes
    Servings 8
    Author Alissa

    Ingredients

    For the Crust

    • 3 cups pecans
    • 2 tbsp. vegan margarine such as Earth Balance
    • 2 tbsp. maple syrup

    For the Toffee

    • 1 cup vegan margarine
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 1 12 oz. bag of vegan chocolate chips such as Enjoy Life (I like the mini chips for this recipe because they melt faster)

    Instructions

    Prepare the Crust

    1. Preheat oven to 350.
    2. Place crust ingredients in food processor and process until pecans are ground and ingredients begin to stick together.
    3. Spread mixture evenly over the bottom of parchment lined cookie sheet or baking pan. You can use a rolling pin and/or your fingers.
    4. If you use a cookie sheet make absolutely sure that it has a lip, otherwise the toffee could spill into your oven and create a grease fire. You want a layer of at least 9" x 13", but you can go bigger if you've got room.
    5. Bake for about 8 minutes or until crust begins to firm up and brown, but watch closely because it does burn rather quickly.
    6. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

    Prepare the Toffee

    1. Raise oven temperature to 400.
    2. While your crust cools, melt your 1 cup of vegan margarine and 1 cup of brown sugar in medium saucepan.
    3. Bring to simmer, and allow to simmer, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken. You will probably see a watery layer forming up top at the beginning. This should have evaporated by the time 5 minutes is up, and your mixture should have a smooth caramely consistency.
    4. Pour toffee mixture over crust and spread out to cover crust as evenly as possible. Stick the whole thing in the oven and bake for five minutes.
    5. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle chocolate chips on top in an even layer. Once they begin to melt, take a rubber scraper and smooth out chocolate.
    6. Refrigerate for at least an hour, or until chocolate appears firm. Remove from refrigerator and cut or break into pieces.
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    About Alissa Saenz

    Hi, I'm Alissa! I'm a former attorney turned professional food blogger. I love creating vegan recipes with bold flavors! You can read more about me here.

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    1. Kajsa Lundberg says

      January 22, 2014 at 4:58 am

      Oh my... this is just divine. Gonna have to make this as soon as I get home from work. Love your blog, lots of inspirations!

      / Kajsa in Sweden

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      • Alissa Saenz says

        January 22, 2014 at 11:10 am

        Thank you Kasja! I hope you enjoy these as much as I did!!

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