I’m not a big pie fan. Personally, I don’t think fruit was meant to be cooked. I can’t stand it when it’s warm and mushy, which means that pie and I? We don’t get along very well. The only kinds of pie I enjoy are pumpkin, banana cream, coconut cream, and one of my personal favs – pecan pie. It’s like an explosion of caramely, sugary, yumminess. That’s why when Zachary and I got a taste of these pecan pie truffles, we were instantly hooked. I had to give most of them away or I would have eaten all of them. You will love them, I promise.
Pecan Pie Truffles
Makes 2-3 dozen truffles
Recipe adapted from Style Blueprint
Ingredients:
- 2 & 1/2 cups pecans, toasted and finely chopped, separated
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
- 3/8 cup corn syrup
- 1 & 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 16 oz. dipping chocolate {I use Candiquik}
Directions:
- In a medium bowl, combine together 2 & 1/4 cup pecans, graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and salt.
- Add maple syrup, corn syrup and vanilla and mix thoroughly.
- Refrigerate mixture for 15 minutes.
- Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
- Roll mixture into 1 inch balls and place on wax paper; let truffles refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Melt the dipping chocolate according to package directions.
- Coat the truffles with chocolate and return back to wax paper.
- Sprinkle some pecans on top of the truffles before the chocolate hardens.
- Once chocolate hardens, serve and enjoy.
These are super easy to whip up and make for yummy neighbor gifts!
-Sarah
These look great 🙂
My, my aren’t these just perfect for the holidays!
Thank you for sharing this. I can’t wait to make them and try them out. My father-in-law loves pecan pie and was unable to eat it due to sever allergy to eggs. I recently found an eggless pecan pie recipe. I am excited to find this now. It’s another way to bring him joy with the desert his missed for so long!
Yep I”m definitely going to have to make these! Thanks for sharing! I”m coming over from the Thanksgiving giveaway! 🙂
looks yummy
I am a big pie fan (rhubarb pie is amazing!), but I think we can both agree that these are fantastic! What a great way to enjoy pecan pie flavor in small bites.
These not only sound good but look great. Pinned!
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
we supply the trimmings great giveaway oh the table and chairs too. thank you for it. I hope I win.
I LOVE pecan pie so those truffles look dangerous…in a good way!
OMG, lol, I had to do a double take just now. I was pinning this from our group, and thought, wait, I didn’t share my pecan pie truffles yet! ha! I made a very similar recipe coming to the blog soon 🙂 Your photos rock!!
I might have to try this. my hubby loves pecan pie and chocolate.
Pecans are my favorite, and this looks so good!
I love pecan pie so I know I would love these truffles! Looks divine!
I don’t like warm fruit, either!!!
Love!!! So glad I stumbled across your blog! 🙂 Nice to meet you Sarah, I’m Sarah!
How did you get your chocolate coating so smooth. These look AMAZING!
Make sure to let it sit in the fridge for the time described. In the past, if I don’t, it seizes up a little.
Help ! your pecan pie truffle recipe looks wonderful and can’t wait to make it but- I have no idea what a 3/8th cup measurement of syrup is .Please help.
I had a hard time forming it into balls because it was crumbly. Do you have this issue?
Well that’s frustrating! I’ve had that problem before when I didn’t let it sit in the fridge long enough. You could also try adding a little more corn syrup!
Amazing! I love turtle anything. Thank you for posting this so I can cook them scratch. I have a blog about how lesions could be caused by processed food / enzyme modified foods. Please come read my post Death by Food at http://jesusdiedandlives.wordpress.com
These look so great and would be a nice Christmas gift.
did you use light corn syrup or dark corn syrup?
You can use either. However, we used light corn syrup.
These look amazing…..I am working on a batch right now. I do have a question…..can these be made ahead of when you would like to serve them? If so, how should they be stored and can they be frozen? Thanks for sharing!
Is there a way I can make these gluten free? I’m wanting to make these for thanksgiving but my uncle can’t have gluten.
Schar and Kinickinnick make gluten free graham crackers! The schar are a little sweeter than the other.
Your delicious pecan pie truffles recipe has been chosen as one of the best 50 Thanksgiving pecan pie recipes on the net: http://thefoodexplorer.com/dessert/top-50-best-thanksgiving-pecan-pie-recipes-on-the-net/
Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
Hi, I’ve got a very similar recipe to yours, and I just love these little babies! Thanks for sharing, I will give yours a go!
WOW! This is a recipe I need in my life right now! I’m so excited to add Pecan Pie Truffles to my list of must-try holiday recipes.
They were delicious, can’t wait to make them again. They will make a great Christmas gift!
Can they be frozen and for how long?
Can’t wait to see each person’s smile when they take their first bite! Soooo Yummy!
Sharyn
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