45 pecan ball recipes

Layered vegetable casserole with broccoli, zucchini, carrots, and bell peppers in a creamy ricotta sauce, topped with Parmesan bread crumbs and pecans.

Wild rice and turkey salad with chopped apples, raisins, celery, and scallions in an olive oil vinaigrette with nutmeg. A great way to use leftover turkey.

Southern black-eyed pea salad with spinach, pecans, Monterey Jack, and mushrooms in a smoky vinegar dressing. A make-ahead side that gets better overnight in the fridge.

No-bake chocolate bourbon balls with crushed vanilla wafers, toasty pecans, and a generous splash of bourbon. Roll 'em in powdered sugar for holiday gifting or sneaky snacking.

Mom's small-batch pecan pralines with brown sugar, Karo corn syrup, evaporated milk, and pecan halves. Cooked to soft-ball stage and dropped on wax paper for classic Southern candy.

Maple-pecan pralines cook sugar, evaporated milk, and corn syrup to soft-ball stage with toasted pecans and maple extract. Creamy, melt-in-your-mouth Southern candy with a New England twist.

No-bake Kahlua cocoa balls made with vanilla wafer crumbs, pecans, cocoa, golden raisins, and candied cherries. Roll in coconut, powdered sugar, or nuts.

Pumpkin fudge with mashed pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, evaporated milk, pecans, and butter cooked to soft ball stage. A seasonal candy that tastes like pumpkin pie in fudge form.

No-bake bourbon whiskey balls rolled in powdered sugar with vanilla wafer crumbs, pecans, and cocoa. A classic Southern holiday treat that gets better the longer it chills.

No-bake rum balls made with crushed vanilla wafers, pecans, cocoa, powdered sugar, and real rum. A classic Christmas cookie tin staple rolled in powdered sugar.

No-bake cocoa bourbon balls made with crushed vanilla wafers, pecans, powdered sugar, and a generous pour of bourbon. Roll in fruit sugar, chopped pecans, or cocoa powder. Ready in 15 minutes.

Buttermilk pecan pralines cooked to soft ball stage for a creamy, melt-on-your-tongue candy loaded with toasted pecan halves. The buttermilk and baking soda create a caramel flavor that plain sugar pralines can't touch.

Homemade chocolate fondant candies made from a sugar syrup cooked to firm-ball stage, kneaded with unsweetened chocolate, then finished with pecans or dipped in white chocolate.

Pecan penuche fudge made with dark brown sugar, butter, and milk cooked to firm ball stage. A creamy, caramel-flavored candy with old-fashioned technique.

Irish cream balls combine crushed vanilla wafers, toasted pecans, cocoa, and Irish cream liqueur into no-bake boozy bites rolled in powdered sugar. The grown-up holiday cookie tray staple.

Cognac cookies, no-bake bourbon-ball cousins made with melted semisweet chocolate, crushed vanilla wafers, finely chopped pecans, and a generous splash of cognac. Roll in sugar and let them mellow.