{"id":1227,"date":"2019-11-29T15:25:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T15:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tocookguide.com\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2019-11-29T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T15:25:28","slug":"pecan-pie-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allhometips.com\/?p=1227","title":{"rendered":"Pecan Pie Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"77dd83c86da406ada9831c7b9048fd28\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7193664977931910\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- hor1 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7193664977931910\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7808535158\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ingredients<br \/>\n2 1\/2 c pecans, toasted and chopped1 c graham crackers, crushed (vanilla wafers, Oreos can be subbed if you do not like graham crackers)<br \/>\n1 c brown sugar, firmly packed<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp salt (if you can not handle the sodium, don\u2019t use it!)<br \/>\n2 Tbsp maple syrup<br \/>\n1\/4 c bourbon, brandy or spiced rum. non alcoholic version: use almond extract, rum extract, or any other that may suit your taste. add a little water\/juice to equal the liquid amount.<br \/>\n1 tsp vanilla<br \/>\n7 oz dark chocolate bark. If you prefer white chocolate\u2026go for it!<br \/>\n1 tsp coarse sea salt (optional)<\/p><!--CusAds0-->\n<p>Directions<br \/>\n1. Combine first four ingredients in large bowl.<br \/>\n2. Add maple syrup, bourbon, and vanilla.<br \/>\n3. Use your hands to make sure all the ingredients are mixed thoroughly. Almond extract can be subbed for non-alcohol version\u2026 add water to equal liquid amount. You can also try non-alcohol rum flavoring.<br \/>\n4. Form balls by scooping a tablespoon size amount of mixture.<br \/>\n5. Roll in hands to form balls.<br \/>\n6. Place balls on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Place cookie sheet in the freezer for 2 hrs. Tip: After all balls are made, roll balls again with slightly water damped hands. This will make balls smooth before dipping in chocolate.<br \/>\n7. Melt chocolate bark in a double boiler or microwave per directions on package.<br \/>\n8. Dip frozen balls into chocolate.<br \/>\n9. Then place on the parchment paper lined cookie sheet.<br \/>\n10. Optional: Sprinkle a few grains of coarse sea salt on balls before the chocolate sets.<br \/>\n11. These freeze well. Take out of the freezer and let sit for 15 minutes. They are also good frozen!<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients 2 1\/2 c pecans, toasted and chopped1 c graham crackers, crushed (vanilla wafers, Oreos can be subbed if you do not like graham crackers) 1 c brown sugar, firmly packed 1\/2 tsp salt (if you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allhometips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allhometips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allhometips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allhometips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allhometips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/allhometips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allhometips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allhometips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allhometips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}