Caramel Pecan Bars

Sweet treats for the week. My excuse for making these was the brown rice syrup in my pantry that I needed to use! This recipe is from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. 

Lots of brown rice syrup and brown sugar along with a cookie type crust. The top is layered with 2 cups of chopped pecans. This is like eating pecan pie in bar form! Definitely a once in awhile treat. 

~Caramel Pecan Bars ~

This week I also made a few other favorite recipes:

Rise 'n' Shine Granola
from How It All Vegan

Vegan Ranch Dressing
from Veganize This!


Emira's Speedy Gourmet Kale & Tofu Delight
from La Dolce Vegan! 

Rocky Road Cookies

Oh, my! My new favorite cookie! Rocky Roads from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. 

I used 2 Tbsp. of black cocoa powder along with the Dutch cocoa powder. It gives the cookies a darker color and a more richer, bittersweet flavor. 

Of course, my excuse for making these is to use up my vegan white chocolate chips. I ordered them online and I still have about three bags to use. 

Roasted almonds, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips. 

Ooey, gooey chocolatey, nutty goodness!

No-Bake Pecan Chocolates

These decadent jewels are from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar.

If your sweet tooth is calling you, these will definitely answer! I had a jar of brown rice syrup which I never use and found this recipe. Ooh, dangerous. Only five ingredients; pecans, brown rice syrup, salt, vanilla and chocolate chips; and you've got a chocolatey, nutty, chewy, caramel confection. They do need to be refrigerated as they are kind of sticky. 

Cowgirl Cookies

 

Oh yes~a full cookie jar!

 

I have been trying to use up some of my baking supplies and I had one cup of vegan white chocolate chips left. This recipe is an excellent way to use them up! The main recipe in the cookbook is "Cowboy Cookies" using chocolate chips and pecans. This is the variation recipe using white chocolate chips, dried cranberries and walnuts. It either makes 2 dozen large cookies or what I prefer, 4 dozen smaller cookies.

Cherry Almond Cookies

Cleaning out the fridge again and found some dried cherries and slivered almonds. Oops, I had just the recipe to use them up. Cherry Almond Cookies from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero. Love the recipes in this little book!

These taste just like cherry cobbler in a cookie!