Pecan Pie Balls

Every time I find myself craving a dessert and can’t decide between cookies and pie, I make these pecan pie balls! It’s the perfect combination of both. Basically all the pecan pie goodness, but in a bite sized ball covered in rich chocolate.

I’ve made a lot of dessert balls in my day, like these oreo cookie balls and these no-bake peanut butter balls, but nothing quite hits like this pecan pie ball recipe.

They’re absolutely fudgy and decadent. I LOVE the flavors in pecan pie, and this emulates all of that (plus more) in a bite sized nugget.

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Pecan Pie Balls

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• Author: Anna Young
• Prep Time: 35 minutes
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 16 balls 1x
• Category: Dessert
• Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

• 1½ cups pecans 
• ¾ cup graham cracker crumbs
• ⅔ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 2 tbsp corn syrup
• 2 tbsp butter melted
• ¾ tsp rum extract
• 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted 
• holiday sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

1. Add the pecans, brown sugar and graham cracker crumbs to a food processor and pulse a few times. 
2. Add the maple syrup, corn syrup, melted butter and rum extract.
3. Process until you get a dough you can shape with your hands.
4. Roll the dough into balls about 1 tablespoon in size. 
5. Deep each ball into melted chocolate and sprinkle with holiday sprinkles (in using). 
6. Place the balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 
7. Refrigerate until the chocolate is set. 
8. Keep the balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Keywords: Pecan Pie

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