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Chocolate Chip Pecan Truffles are healthy cookie truffles! Made with Nairn’s chocolate chip grahams and Millican Pecan’s scrumptious pecan butter, these truffles are guilt free and wholesome.

This recipe and the giveaway included in this post is sponsored by Millican Pecans and Nairn’s. All opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that make A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures possible.

I totally resisted making cookie truffles. It all started when I was looking for the bourbon ball recipe. And when I stumbled on the cookie version of the bourbon ball, I think I shut down. That’s now how I remember making them. I have since found the family recipe and made some a few years ago. I might have to make them again. They’re so good.

Since then, I’ve tried to make some rum balls, which were okay. But it was the easy ginger cookie truffles I made last year that really sealed the deal for me. Maybe it was the combination of the stem ginger grahams and the cream cheese. Whatever happened last year it was magical. Because those cookie truffles are super delicious, and I can’t wait to make them again.

 

What are cookie truffles?

Cookie truffles are a no bake mixture of cookies and cream cheese coated in chocolate. At least that’s the traditional recipe as I’ve found it. That’s it. Three ingredients. Now, you can add more ingredients based on the complexity of the flavors you’re looking for. But the basic recipe is cookies, cream cheese, and chocolate coating.

There are kid and adult version of these truffles. The adult version has alcohol mixed in with the cookies. Sort of like the Black Forest rum balls I made. I was going for a cordial cherry with those suckers. They tasted so good and perfect for the holidays.

This year Nairn’s sent use delicious chocolate chip oat grahams. Don’t let the oat graham fool you, though. These cookies are 100% delicious chocolate chip flavor. And with all the healthy ingredients in their biscuits you won’t feel guilty.

Since the cookie truffles I made last year were so delicious, I couldn’t wait to try another batch with these chocolate chip oat cakes. But I wanted to add in another layer of flavor with these chocolate chip cookie truffles. For this reason, I opted for the pecan butter from Millican Pecans.

 

What is pecan butter?

I’m sure with all the other nut butters out there you can imagine with pecan butter is. It’s a nut butter made with pecans. It has all the maple and sweet flavor of pecans in a creamy, spreadable form. That is slightly addictive. I’m just going to warn ya on that one.

Pecan butter is healthy. It has all the nutrition of the pecans which are quite healthy. And this pecan butter isn’t like your standard peanut butter that has a ton of added sugar and stuff in there. This is wholesome and contains pecans and a little salt. That’s it! You can’t get more wholesome that than that!

Yes, I had them in the freezer. I wanted the chocolate to set quickly so I could photograph these. Because I had a hard time not eating them all. The simple flavors of the chocolate chip oat grahams combined with the maple sweetness of the pecan butter makes these irresistible. Add in the slight tang of the cream cheese and the dark chocolate coating. All these flavors combine to make for a delicious bite of healthy yum!

What do chocolate chip pecan truffles taste like?

Just look at those little bites of delicious goodness in these chocolate chip pecan truffles. They are super creamy and delicious wrapped in a dark chocolate shell. I chose dark chocolate to maintain the healthy aspect of these cookie truffles.

I’m not the best at coating things in chocolate. I almost had a melt down (pun intended) when I tried to coat these the first time. I bought a package of the melting chocolate. Except, it was milk chocolate and, well, it didn’t really melt. I followed the directions on the package, but it just wouldn’t thin up enough for me to dip these in there.

So, I splurged and got the good dark chocolate chips. Sometimes, the ingredients really do make that much of a difference. I mean, I’ve used that melting chocolate before, but this time neither package worked out for me. So, make sure you get the good, dark chocolate for these truffles. It will make all the difference in dipping and flavor.

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Breakfast and Baked Goods

• Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes from SueBee Homemaker
• Pecan Butter Bread with Apple Cider Butter from That Recipe

Side Dishes

• Air Fryer Carrots from Devour Dinner
• Sweet Potato Gratin from Palatable Pastime

Main Dishes

• Autumn Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner from Jen around the world
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts And Cipollini Onion Taco With Hatch Chili Cream from Magical Ingredients

Desserts

• Apple Cider Caramel Dip from The Spiffy Cookie
• Chocolate Chip Pecan Truffles from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Fresh Peach Pie from Hostess At Heart
• Pecan Sandies from Eat Move Make