Honeycrisp apple ravioli with pecan date filling and maple caramel

Ingredients

Caramel:

• 1/2 cup maple sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon light agave nectar
• 2 tablespoons coconut milk (not lite coconut milk)
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Earth balance butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Filling:

• 1/2 cup pecans, toasted
• 3 large medjool dates, pitted
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup
• a large pinch of sea salt
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Spiced Pecans:

• 1/2 cup pecans
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon maple sugar
• 1/2 teaspoonsea salt
• 1/4 teaspoonground chipotle
• 1 teaspooncinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 32 very thin apple slices from medium sized tart sweet apples (sliced vertically, so you have circles)