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Bolitas de Pecana (Pecan Balls)

Bolitas de Pecana (Pecan Balls) is a traditional Peruvian recipe for a classic sweet or candy made from a blend of vanilla wafers, pecan nuts and condensed milk rolled in powdered sugar. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Peruvian version of: Pecan Balls (Bolitas de Pecana).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Vegetarian RecipesMilk RecipesPeru Recipes



Bolitas de Pecana (Pecan Balls) a Classic Peruvian recipe for a sweet or candy made from a blend of vanilla wafers, pecan nuts and condensed milk rolled in powdered sugar.

Ingredients:

100g pecan nuts
200ml condensed milk
100g vanilla wafers, crushed
powdered sugar

Method:

Mix together the pecan nuts and vanilla wafers. Grind to a powder in a food processor. Work in just enough of the condensed milk to yield a thick dough.

Shape into small balls and roll in the powdered sugar to coat.

If desired, you can add a little cocoa powder to half the pecan mixture to create a brown version.