Pecan Bark Food

PECAN PIE BARK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil sprayed with vegetable oil.
• Line up the graham crackers tightly (break crackers in half to fill in any gaps too).
• In a large saucepan add the butter, brown sugar and salt on medium heat.
• Bring to a boil and stir constantly for 3 minutes.
• Add in the pecans and cook for 30 seconds.
• Stir in the vanilla extract.
• Place the mixture over the graham crackers.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Let cool completely before breaking apart.

PECAN PIE BARK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a 15.25 x 10.25 inch cookie sheet with foil. Lightly butter the foil. Fit the graham crackers in the bottom of the cookie sheet, breaking or trimming them if needed to make them fit.
• Add the butter, brown sugar, pecans and salt to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for two minutes, stirring constantly, and remove from heat. Add vanilla and mix. Immediately pour the hot mixture over the graham crackers. Using an offset spatula, spread the mixture to the edges of pan, covering all the graham crackers with the mixture. Make sure the pecans are evenly distributed.
• Bake for approximately10 minutes until mixture is bubbling up on top.
• Allow bark to completely cool before breaking into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

PECAN BARK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a cookie sheet with foil and lightly grease.
• Place graham crackers on the cookie sheet in one layer.
• Sprinkle pecans evenly over the graham squares.
• In a small sauce pan melt the unsalted butter.
• Add brown sugar to the pan and stir until mixture begins to boil.
• Pour sugar mixture over pecans and graham squares.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven and place into freezer for 1 hour.
• Break bark into pieces while still cold.

CHOCOLATE PECAN BARK

Steps:

• Microwave semi-sweet and white chocolates in separate microwavable bowls on HIGH 2 min. or until chocolates are almost melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolates are completely melted.
• Stir 1/2 cup nuts into each chocolate. Alternately spoon chocolate mixtures onto wax paper-covered baking sheet or tray; swirl with knife several times for marble effect.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Break into pieces.

CRANBERRY PECAN BARK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Place pecan halves on a cookie sheet and toast for 10 minutes.
• Remove to a wire rack to cool.
• When cool pour nuts into a bowl and line your cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Following package directions melt candy coating in your microwave.
• Stir in toasted pecans, cranberries, and nutmeg.
• Spread mixture on prepared cookie sheet, 1/4 inch thick.
• Refrigerate until cool.
• Remove and break into 1 and 1/2 inch pieces.
• Store in an airtight container.