Pecan Pie Truffles

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    2hrs 35mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    24
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    87

Like a classic pecan pie, with brown sugar, toasty pecans, a dash of bourbon... but quicker to make, and in truffle form! Skip the booze for a kid-friendly version.

recipe updated Oct 8, 2019

Ingredients

  • Pecan halves icon
    Pecan halves
    120 g
  • Cookie crumbs icon
    Cookie crumbs
    55 g
  • Dark brown sugar icon
    Dark brown sugar
    50 g
  • Sea salt icon
    Sea salt
    ΒΌ teaspoon
  • Maple syrup icon
    Maple syrup
    15 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    3 g
  • Bourbon icon
    Bourbon
    20 g
  • Dark chocolate icon
    Dark chocolate
    120 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Microwave
  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Skillet pan
  • kCook icon Medium glass bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"

Step preview

  1. Add pecan halves to a clean small bowl
  2. Heat until toasted - 4 min, low heat
  3. Chop then set aside
  4. Add cookie crumbs, dark brown sugar and sea salt to a clean medium bowl
  5. Transfer nuts to mixture
  6. Mix until combined
  7. Add maple syrup, vanilla extract and bourbon to the mixture
  8. Stir thoroughly until well combined
  9. Shape into a ball
  10. Place mixture on baking sheet
  11. Chill in freezer - 2 hr
  12. Add dark chocolate to a clean medium glass bowl
  13. Melt in microwave
  14. Dip balls into chocolate mixture
  15. Transfer onto cooling rack
  16. Decorate
  17. Chill in fridge until set
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