{"id":5719,"date":"2025-08-26T23:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=5719"},"modified":"2025-08-26T23:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:30:32","slug":"pecan-pie-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/pecan-pie-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Pecan Pie Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups pecans, finely chopped (plus extra for coating)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup graham cracker crumbs (or digestive biscuits, crushed)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup light corn syrup (or honey\/maple syrup as a substitute)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>2 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips (for coating)<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon coconut oil or butter (optional, for smoother chocolate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instructions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Mix the Filling:<br \/>\nIn a large bowl, combine the chopped pecans, graham cracker crumbs, and powdered sugar.<\/li>\n<li>Add Wet Ingredients:<br \/>\nStir in the corn syrup and vanilla extract until everything is sticky and well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Shape into Balls:<br \/>\nRoll the mixture into small balls (about 1 inch in diameter). Place them on a parchment-lined tray.<\/li>\n<li>Chill:<br \/>\nRefrigerate for about 30\u201345 minutes so they firm up.<\/li>\n<li>Melt the Chocolate:<br \/>\nIn a microwave or double boiler, melt the chocolate chips with the coconut oil\/butter until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Coat the Balls:<br \/>\nDip each pecan ball into the melted chocolate, then place them back on parchment paper. Optionally, sprinkle crushed pecans on top before the chocolate sets.<\/li>\n<li>Set and Serve:<br \/>\nLet the chocolate harden at room temperature (or speed it up by placing in the fridge).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients 1 \u00bd cups pecans, finely chopped (plus extra for coating) 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (or digestive biscuits, crushed)&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Pecan Pie Balls - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Ingredients 1 \u00bd cups pecans, finely chopped (plus extra for coating) 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (or digestive biscuits, crushed) 1 cup powdered sugar \u00bd cup lig"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5719"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5721,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719\/revisions\/5721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}