Pecan balls go back as far as I can remember in the Burke family. They are a holiday favorite for two reasons: the first (and only because I am saving the best for last) is that they are the perfect accompaniment to ANY pie you would eat vanilla ice cream with, yet they are also insane on their own. You know how snickers bars are better frozen??? Same thing applies here. Freezing the pecans with the ice cream makes all of the difference instead of just sprinkling them on top of ice cream.
The second reason is just the nostalgia. Every Christmas growing up, we would get together for brunch with our close family friends, the Joneses. Although we see each other all of the time now, our hectic family schedules pretty much allotted for holiday brunch, and a summer barbecue every year in the early days. The highlight of this holiday brunch for each and every one of us was the Pittsburgh Field Club's signature pecan balls. Serve it with pie, serve it with chocolate sauce/caramel/butterscotch - or all three combined - they are AMAZING.
Finally, we just took a stab at it on our own at home! The two ingredients are extremely simple, but the process is important - and finally tried and true after a few failed attempts!
The second reason is just the nostalgia. Every Christmas growing up, we would get together for brunch with our close family friends, the Joneses. Although we see each other all of the time now, our hectic family schedules pretty much allotted for holiday brunch, and a summer barbecue every year in the early days. The highlight of this holiday brunch for each and every one of us was the Pittsburgh Field Club's signature pecan balls. Serve it with pie, serve it with chocolate sauce/caramel/butterscotch - or all three combined - they are AMAZING.
Finally, we just took a stab at it on our own at home! The two ingredients are extremely simple, but the process is important - and finally tried and true after a few failed attempts!
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