Contributed by:
Rita Bay
(ritabay.com)
Paranormal & Historical Romance
Story behind the recipe – What do you give friends and family who have everything? This delicious sweet is an easy-for-the-giver and appreciated-by-the-recipient gift. Wrapped in a glass container as a gift or served stacked on a crystal dish or silver plate, the gorgeous white balls are an elegant but simple treat.
What you’ll need –
- One box of vanilla wafers (12 oz.),
- 1 Cup pecans,
- ¾ Cup of powdered sugar,
- 1 Tbsp cocoa,
- 2 ½ Tbsp light corn syrup,
- ½ Cup bourbon,
- Extra powdered sugar
Steps to the process
1. Crumble the vanilla wafers, set aside in large bowl
2. Finely chop or grind the pecans
3. Combine dry ingredients, mix well
4. Combine corn syrup and bourbon
5. Pour corn syrup and bourbon mixture and poor over dry ingredients
6. Mix together
7. Form into balls about an inch across.
8. Roll in extra powdered sugar
Comments – The sugar and, if desired, other ingredients can be colored for the holiday season. This is not a treat for children
Novels available from author – Excerpts and blurbs available at ritabay.com:
"Into the Lyon's Den" Champagne
Books, August, 2012
"His Obsession"
"His Desire"