Pecan Marzipan Truffles

Pecan Marzipan Truffles -Marzipan Chocolate Truffles (Video)

Celebrate the festive season with marzipan truffles. These pecan marzipan truffles are a beautiful twist to the traditional marzipan made with almonds. Truffles make a great addition to the festive table as treats or to give as gifts to family and friends. Marzipan takes five minutes to make from scratch and these truffles another 10. Christmas gifts do not get easier than that.

Yesterday, Aadi asked me if its Christmas soon. Well, it feels like Christmas in our home already, because I’ve been making these Christmas treats to share with you on the blog. The gingerbread cookies, the ginger shortbread, gingerbread cake, marzipan truffles and a few more coming soon. These have been on my must-share with the blog list. So now that I have taken a break from cake orders I can actually make these recipes to share with you.

Many of you requested to add videos which is why most of my recent post have had videos attached as well. It’s been a bit of a roller coaster with me trying to juggle video editing but I think I’m doing ok. I have improved considerably in the last two years.

About pecan marzipan

Traditionally, marzipan is made with almonds but almonds are expensive in India so mom always made them with cashews. So, while cashew marzipan is very new to the western world in India almost all marzipan sold is usually cashews with almond extract.

Pecans are very common here and often I love to make pecan marzipan instead of almonds or cashews. In fact, you must try chocolate pecan marzipan. Pecan and chocolate is a match made in heaven.  If you love marzipan and have access to pecans, you absolutely must-try pecan marzipan.

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• Marzipan – I used homemade marzipan made with pecans today. You can use store-bought marzipan just as well.
• Dark chocolate – Marzipan is sweet so I highly recommend using dark chocolate. This really cuts down the sweetness of the marzipan. I love to use 70% and if I make them for Ziv and me we do go for 90% chocolate
• Cooking oil – this just helps dilute the chocolate so it’s not too thick and chunky.

Useful Tips and Tools

• Chopping Board and Kitchen Knife
• Candy fork (optional)
• It is best to use a microwave-safe bowl when melting chocolate. Otherwise, if the bowl is too hot it can affect the temperature of the chocolate.
• If you do not have a microwave, you can also use a double boiler to melt chocolate. A double boiler is just one pan over the other – read more here – what is a double boiler.
• A silicon spatula is best when mixing chocolate.
• Truffles cups make a great presentation, so are truffle gift boxes to give as gifts to family and friends.

Homemade Pecan Marzipan Truffles (Save/Pin)

Method

• Roll marzipan into small balls
• Break the chocolate into small pieces
• Melt in the microwave at 50% power until smooth
• Add one to 2 tbsp cooking oil to make it pouring consistency.
• Using a fork and truffle tools – dip each ball in the melted chocolate
• Pick the ball on the fork and scrape as much from the bottom on the edge of the bowl.
• Tip – be patient and drain the excess chocolate
• Place the ball on the parchment paper.
• Sprinkle with chopped pecans before the chocolate sets.
• Place in the fridge to set
• Enjoy

Frequently asked questions

Troubleshooting

These marzipan truffles are not smooth?

If you making homemade marzipan, ensure that the nuts are ground to a fine meal. Coarsely ground nuts will give you very textured balls. Still delicious and some time even preferable but the smoother balls coat better in chocolate.

Why is my chocolate very grainy and oily?

Always melt chocolate at low heat and in short burst to prevent the chocolate. And, make sure no water or condensation gets into the chocolate. Any one of these will situations can make the chocolate grainy or seize. Read my tips for melting and working with chocolate

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Pecan Marzipan Truffles aka Chocolate Pecan Truffles

Author: Veena Azmanov

5 from 13 votes

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Calories: 2384kcal

Adjust Servings Here: 24 Truffles

Description

Celebrate the festive season with marzipan truffles. These pecan marzipan truffles are a beautiful twist to the traditional marzipan made with almonds. Truffles make a great addition to the festive table as treats or to give as gifts to family and friends. Marzipan takes five minutes to make from scratch and these truffles another 10. Christmas gifts do not get easier than that.

Equipment /Tools

• Double Boiler
• Spatula
• Fork

Ingredients

• 200 grams Pecan marzipan homemade recipe here
• 200 grams Dark Chocolate
• 2 tbsp Cooking oil

Metric – US customary

ADJUST SERVINGS HERE – 24 Truffles

Conversions – Switch between Metric & US for other measurement options

Instructions

• Roll marzipan into small balls
• Break the chocolate into small pieces
• Melt in the microwave at 50% power until smooth
• Add one to 2 tbsp cooking oil to make it pouring consistency.
• Using a fork and truffle tools – dip each ball in the melted chocolate
• Pick the ball on the fork and scrape as much from the bottom on the edge of the bowl.
• Tip – be patient and drain the excess chocolate
• Place the ball on the parchment paper.
• Sprinkle with chopped pecans before the chocolate sets.
• Place in the fridge to set
• Enjoy

Recipe Video

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Nutrition Information

Calories: 2384kcal | Carbohydrates: 198g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 161g | Saturated Fat: 56g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 1970mg | Fiber: 27g | Sugar: 127g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Calcium: 264mg | Iron: 27.6mg

The nutrition information and metric conversion are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator. Thank you

Keywords – Christmas, Gifts, Marzipan, Pecan, Truffles

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