Mary's Salted Caramel-Pecan Bars Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan with aluminum foil; spray with cooking spray.

Arrange pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan.

Bake in the preheated oven stirring halfway through until pecans are toasted and fragrant 10 to 12 minutes.

Arrange graham crackers in a single layer on the prepared jelly roll pan.

Combine brown sugar butter and cream in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved about 5 minutes.. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Fold in pecans. Pour pecan mixture over graham crackers spreading to coat.

Bake in the preheated oven until topping is bubbling 10 to 11 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with salt. Transfer coated crackers and aluminum foil to a wire rack to cool about 30 minutes. Break into bars.