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Vanilla Pecan Chocolate Truffle Bites

Buttery toasted-tasting pecans and almond butter roll into soft, fudgy vanilla bites studded with melty-looking chocolate chips and a hint of maple.

Vanilla Pecan Chocolate Truffle Bites

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup chopped80 gPecans
  • 3 tbsp48 gAlmond butter, no salt addedstirred well
  • ½ cup40 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1½ tbsp30 gMaple syrup
  • 3 tbsp30 gSemisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tbsp15 gPumpkin seeds (pepitas)chopped
  • 1½ tsp6 gVanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt

Steps

  1. Line a small plate or tray with parchment paper so it is ready for the finished bites.
  2. Pulse the pecans and the oats in a food processor until finely ground, like coarse sand.
  3. Add the almond butter, maple syrup, vanilla and salt to the processor and pulse until the mixture clumps into a soft, sticky dough.
  4. Scrape the dough into a bowl and fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula.
  5. Roll the dough into 12 balls, about 1 tablespoon each.
  6. Spread the chopped pumpkin seeds on a plate and roll each ball in them, pressing gently so they stick.
  7. Set the bites on the lined tray and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes until firm. Serve 3 bites per person; keep leftovers refrigerated up to 5 days.

Check labels: Vegan when you buy semisweet chocolate chips labeled vegan.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Check labels: Dairy-free when you buy semisweet chocolate chips made without milk.

Contains: Tree nuts. Some brands contain milk, gluten, soy.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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