Pecan Pie Truffles
Serves
24
Total Time
155 MINS
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.
- Pecan halves
120 g (about 1 ¼ cups)
- Cookie crumbs
55 g (about ¾ cup)
- Dark brown sugar
50 g (about ¼ cup)
- Sea salt
⅛ teaspoon (about 0.85 g)
- Maple syrup
15 g (about 2 ⅛ teaspoons)
- Vanilla extract
3 g (about ⅝ teaspoon)
- Bourbon
20 g (about 1 ⅜ tablespoons)
- Dark chocolate
120 g (about ¾ cup)
INGREDIENTS
- 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
METHOD
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