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When I was a kid one of my all time favourite treats was a butter tart. Flaky pastry, creamy, buttery and beyond sweet filling. With or without raisins I just loved them. I guess you’re wondering WHY I am blathering on about butter tarts when clearly these are more like pecan pie. Well I don’t know what to tell you, except that the creamy buttery sweetness that’s in those butter tarts also reside in these bars. Good story right?
I love pecans but I also adore walnuts. Walnuts are the health nut. They look like little brains, high in good fats (omegas), protein and antioxidants and may even improve brain and heart health. Pretty powerful nut if you ask me. That is why even though pecans usually get to shine in this type of dessert I moved them to the side for my new PECAN CHOCOLATE CHAI GRANOLA (coming soon)and focused on walnuts.
Store these vegan bars in the fridge and TRY not to eat them all at once.
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8 Responses
Made this for dessert tonight. I was using my oven for baking cookies so I baked the walnut square in my toaster oven instead. I know it bakes faster in a toaster oven so I baked it for 25 mins. Argh 5 mins too long. The edges got a bit too dark. Good thing my husband likes the burnt taste. It wasn’t horrible but I’m definitely not serving the edge pieces.
Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe.
Hey Alex, glad that your partner was down for the burnt pieces, sorry about the mishap! I hope you’ll try the recipe again with better baking time 🙂 Thanks so much for taking the time to rate and review!
This looks amazing but I don’t love chocolate- can you eliminate it?
You absolutely can!!!!
Looks great. I plan to make some. Can I use a real egg?
Yes of course!
I don’t think I’ve seen chai spice at my grocers. Where do you get your? What brand? Or do you make your own?
Hey Ginette, I make my own chai spice blend, you can find it here