Pecan Pie Truffles
- Total Time
- About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Ingredients
- 2½cups pecans, toasted and finely chopped
- 1cup graham cracker crumbs (from about 8 whole graham crackers)
- 1cup dark brown sugar, packed
- ½teaspoon salt
- 2tablespoons maple syrup
- ¼cup bourbon
- 1teaspoon vanilla
- 7ounces dark chocolate
Nutritional analysis per serving (24 servings)
177 calories; 12 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 17 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 12 grams sugars; 2 grams protein; 69 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a medium bowl, stir together pecans, graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and salt until well combined. Add maple syrup, bourbon and vanilla, stirring thoroughly. Use your hands to make sure the mixture becomes fully incorporated.
- Step 2
Form mixture into walnut-sized balls, then place on a cookie sheet and freeze for 2 hours.
- Step 3
In the top of a double boiler or in a medium stainless steel bowl set over a pot of gently simmering water, melt chocolate (we recommend tempering the chocolate, but if you don't, they'll still be delicious, just a bit messy). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dip the frozen balls into the melted chocolate, then place onto prepared baking sheet. Let sit for 15 minutes or until firm.
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A note to other unexperienced truffle makers: I had trouble rolling them into balls because they were so sticky until I realized that if I wet my hands they wouldn't stick and roll into very nice balls.
Combine maple syrup, bourbon, 2 tablespoons of butter and sugar & salt in a small glass bowl and microwave it twice 30 seconds each time. This will dissolve the sugar and reduce the grittiness. Pulse half the pecans after toasting with the graham crackers. Makes a smoother mixture. Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon Use a # 40 cookie scoop balls. Freeze and double dip into 10 oz of chocolate plus 2 tablespoons solid fat such as coconut oil. Sprinkle with a few grains of course sea salt
I made these Thanksgiving morning and served them that afternoon. They were a big hit, but I found the bourbon flavor to be a bit overwhelming. However, I had a few left over, and the following day the bourbon flavor had mellowed out. I enjoyed them much more the following day. I recommend making them the day before you plan to serve them.
I’m surprised no one made an alcohol free version. Just omit the bourbon replace with 1/4 cup coffee (cold) you can add extra teaspoon of vanilla extract into coffee and if you want the similar notes to the bourbon add 1 teaspoon espresso and 1 tablespoon caramel syrup directly into coffee or mixture
Love these. Have never tried making candy of any sort before and haven't seen a double boiler since I was a kid and my mom made homemade brownies from scratch. But the suggested workaround - a steel bowl set in a larger pot of warm water - works great for melting the dark chocolate, stirring gently as it becomes liquified. I used 74% Dark Guittard; Angel's Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon; & Annie's OG Honey Graham Crackers. The chocolate cools rapidly on the frozen nut balls. Stellar recipe!
I wanted these to be successful, but they were not, I could not get the mixture to stay in a formed ball, so I added more bourbon and maple syrup. To top off the madness, I was so focused on textbook “tempering” of the chocolate, that I overheated, resulting in the dreaded white “bloom” when the chocolate had set. If I had just melted in the microwave with periodic stirring, I don’t think I would have had that problem, as it seems to work with other chocolate recipes. Would have kept these for ourselves (definitely not pretty enough to give as gifts with the rest of our 9 batches of cookies), but we decided they really did not even taste great, so we threw them out. Big disappointment all around.