Creme de Menthe Bon Bons - Quick

Here is our recipe for Creme de Menthe Bon Bons

1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs (crushed fine)
3/4 cup pecans (chopped)
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup green crème de menthe
1/4 cup powdered sugar for coating

Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and let sit until stiff enough to shape, about 30 minutes. Measure a rounded teaspoon of dough and shape into a ball, roll in powdered sugar. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen bon bons.

The following is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Crème de menthe is a sweet, mint-flavored liqueur. Its flavor is primarily derived from corsican mint. It is available commercially in a colorless (called "white") and a green version (which obtains its color from the mint leaves or from the addition of coloring, if extract and not the leaves are used to make the liqueur). Both varieties have similar flavors and are interchangeable in recipes, except where the color is important.

Crème de menthe is used as an ingredient in several cocktails, such as the Grasshopper and the Vodka Stinger, and is also served as an after-dinner drink and can be used in food recipes as a flavoring (see Mint chocolate).

One recipe for making crème de menthe includes sugar, water, grain alcohol, pure peppermint extract, and the optional green food coloring. A traditional recipe involves steeping dried peppermint leaves in grain alcohol for several weeks (creating a naturally green color), followed by filtration and the addition of sugar.

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