Name: Pecan Pie Bark
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 1 h 22 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 15 sheets Graham Crackers (approximately); 1 cup (2 sticks) Butter; 1 cup Brown Sugar (light or dark); 2 cups Pecans, roughly chopped; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt

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Pecan Pie Bark is so buttery and crunchy and nutty I struggle to stop snacking on it.

Also known as Graham Cracker Toffee or Pecan Praline Bark, this easy recipe will make you feel like you really do know your way around the kitchen, even if you don't.

Pecan pie bark has a host of other nicknames: from cracker bark to pecan toffee to graham cracker brittle to pecan brittle.

But no matter what you call it, this holiday treat is easy and delish.

pecan pie bark on a foil lined baking sheet with a hand holding a piece of the candy bark. — Pecan Pie Bark is the nutty, buttery dessert that will be your new favorite.

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What You Need for Graham Cracker Toffee
Helpful Candy Bark Making Tools
How to Make Pecan Bark
Step by Step Photos
More Pecan Dessert Recipes
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What You Need for Graham Cracker Toffee

You'll need graham crackers, pecans, butter and brown sugar. Vanilla and salt optional.

PRO TIP: Don't make this on a humid day. Moisture in the air makes it difficult for the butter sugar mixture to set up. And you want it to set up so you get that crisp snap when you break up the bark for snacking or packaging into holiday gifts.

A tray with pecans, brown sugar, vanilla, sea salt, unsalted butter, and graham crackers. — Pecan Pie Bark uses common pantry ingredients.

Helpful Candy Bark Making Tools

Half sheet pan (in a pinch use a 13x9 cake pan)
Foil or parchment paper
Sauce pot
Rubber or heatproof spatula or wooden spoon
Sharp knife or meat mallet for chopping pecans
Easy to Use Digital Cooking Thermometer (⬅️I've used this one for years)
Airtight container for storage (or resealable bag)

How to Make Pecan Bark

Melt butter and brown sugar together.
Add chopped pecans to pot.
Bring mixture to a boil.
Set timer for two minutes.
Remove from heat and pour it over a sheet pan full of graham crackers laid end to end.
Bake at 350°F for ten minutes.
Remove from oven.
Let sit.
And resist the urge to start snacking immediately.

If you love this recipe, you must try White Chocolate Peppermint Saltine Bark and these Easy Brownie Cookies Made from a Box Mix too.

Step by Step Photos

Roughly chop pecans or pound them with meat mallet. You want a mix of sizes, mostly pea-sized but leave some chopped in half or whole for texture.

pile of pecans on black cutting board next to a chef's knife. — Roughly chop pecans leaving some in smaller pieces and some in larger pieces. If you're nervous about chopping nuts with a knife, you can put the pecans in a resealable bag and pound them with a meat mallet or a hammer.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Line your sheet pan or a 13x9 cake pan with foil or parchment paper.

Cover the pan with a layer of graham crackers.

graham crackers ine a foil-wrapped half sheet pan. — If you're using a half-sheet pan, you'll need 15 and a half sheets of graham crackers.

sticks of butter and a pile of brown sugar in a sauce pot next to a striped cloth. — Melt butter and brown sugar together in a mediumsauce pot over low to medium heat until combined and butter melted.

boiling brown sugar and butter in a sauce pot. — Your pecan toffee mixture should look foamy when it's almost finished cooking.

Be sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the pot.

Bring the brown sugar and butter mixture to a boil.

Once boiling, maintain a boil for two minutes. Set a timer, don't guesstimate.

sauce pot with boiling sugar inside with pecans being stirred in. — Stir pecans into the butter/sugar mixture after two minutes of boiling.

Carefully pour the sugar/pecan mixture over the sheet pan of graham crackers. Mind your skin, boiling sugar is hot.

graham crackers on a foil lined cookie sheet with brown sugar candy on top and a blue spatula spreading it around. — Spread the mixture around with a spatula if you've ended up with most of it at one end of the tray or another but don't fuss too much.
Once the tray is in the oven, the sugar mixture will spread out on its own.

pecan pie bark bubbling on a cookie sheet inside an oven. — Once you pour the sugar/pecan mixture over the graham crackers, bake the mixture at 350°F for ten minutes.

graham cracker bark on a lined baking sheet next to a oven mitt. — Remove from oven and let the bark cool down and set up before breaking into pieces and storing.

The bark should cool and set up within an hour.

Some recipes would have you put this tray in the freezer or fridge to cool down or set up. This is not necessary and frankly, a fridge can add unwanted moisture to a candy bark dessert like this.

Just leave the candy on the counter and store it on the counter at room temperature.

More Pecan Dessert Recipes

Pecan lovers rejoice and try these other recipes incorporating the Southern nut such as Easy Pecan Pie, Espresso Date Pecan Pie, Pecan Mini Tarts or Pretzel Chocolate Pecan Cookie Recipe , Best Mexican Snowballs or Clumpy Molasses Pecan Granola Recipe.

But don't forget about Pecans Dipped in Chocolate, which makes a great gift.

Do I need to toast nuts before baking with them?

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sheet pan with pecan pie bark on it and a pin graphic. — Make your holiday treats extra special with this easy pecan toffee recipe! Also known as graham cracker brittle, this simple dessert is made with butter and brown sugar melted together and boiled then topped with pecans. It’s a perfect treat for holiday parties, gift-giving, snacking.

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Yield: 12

Pecan Pie Bark

Pecan Pie Bark is a buttery and crunchy and nutty candy with a graham cracker base. Get my tips for success when you make this for your next gathering.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Additional Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 22 minutes

Ingredients

15 sheets Graham Crackers (approximately)
1 cup (2 sticks) Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar (light or dark)
2 cups Pecans, roughly chopped
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
¼ teaspoon Sea Salt

Instructions

Roughly chop pecans or pound them with a meat mallet. You want a mix of sizes, mostly pea-sized, but leave some chopped in half or whole for texture.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Line your sheet pan or a 13x9 cake pan with foil.
Cover the pan with a layer of graham crackers.
In a medium saucepot, over low to medium heat, melt butter, brown sugar, and sea salt together, stirring consistently with a spatula or wooden spoon. Be sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the pot.
Bring the brown sugar and butter mixture to a boil.
Once boiling, maintain a boil for two minutes. Set a timer, don't guesstimate.
Remove from heat.
Immediately add vanilla extract and chopped pecans to the boiling sugar mixture and stir.
Carefully pour the sugar/pecan mixture over the sheet pan of graham crackers. Mind your skin, boiling sugar is hot.
Spread the mixture around with a spatula if you've ended up with most of it at one end of the tray or another, but don't fuss too much.  Once the tray is in the oven, the sugar mixture will spread out on its own.
Bake at 350°F for ten minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool.
The bark should cool and set up within an hour.
Some recipes instruct you to place this tray in the freezer or fridge to cool or set. This is not necessary, and frankly, a fridge can add unwanted moisture to a candy bark dessert like this.
Just leave it on the counter and store it on the counter at room temperature.

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Nutrition Information

Yield 12 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 259Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 12gCholesterol 0mgSodium 134mgCarbohydrates 32gFiber 2gSugar 20gProtein 3g

If you enjoy bark, try Peppermint Toffee Bark.