Nothing is better than the rich chocolate and crunch of homemade Bourbon Balls! Add this recipe to your holiday list and make a few extra as the adults will grab and devour these in no time!
Make these Bourbon Balls for the holidays. Since this is considered more of an adult dessert, consider making White Chocolate Gingerbread Truffles for the kids.
Bourbon Balls
These bourbon balls are the best you will ever make. They are easy to make, taste amazing and are always a hit. You can make them for a party or as a gift, and everyone will love them.
Can I Get Drunk from Kentucky Bourbon Balls?
There is only a small amount of bourbon in these Holiday cookies. In the entire batch, which makes 48 balls, there is 1/4 cup of bourbon which is about 1 and 1/3 jiggers or shots. It is very unlikely that you would get drunk even if you ate the entire batch.
What is the Best Bourbon for this Recipe?
When I am making these old fashion bourbon balls, I like to use Jim Bean Bourbon. This is a personal preference and if you have another brand that you like, feel free to use that instead. The important thing to remember is to pick one that you like the flavor of. This is the predominant flavor in these bourbon balls and you need to like the flavor.
Can Kids Eat These?
When you are making these bourbon bars, it uses a 1/4 cup of bourbon which is about 1 and 1/3 shots. This is split between the 48 balls. Since there is no cooling involved, the alcohol is not getting cooked out of the balls. There is only a small amount of alcohol in each ball but it is in there.
Ingredients you will need:
- Vanilla wafer crumbs
- Pecans
- Confectioners sugar
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Jim Bean Bourbon
- Light corn syrup
Other Things You Will Need
- Medium bowl
- Small bowl
- Spoon
- Mini cookie scoop
- Baking pan
How to Make Bourbon Balls
Then, roll the ball in the confectioner’s sugar.
Bourbon Balls
Ingredients
- 1 C vanilla wafer crumbs
- 1 C pecans chopped
- 1 C confectioners sugar
- 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 C Jim Bean Bourbon
- 1 1/2 tsp light corn syrup
- 1/3 C confectioners sugar
Instructions
- Add wafer crumbs, pecans, cocoa, and 1 cup of confectioners sugar together in a medium bowl.
- Add the corn syrup and bourbon together in a small bowl. Using a spoon blend the two together.
- Slowly add the crumb mixture and mix well.
- Using the mini cookie scoop measure out the dough. With your hands roll the dough into a ball.
- Roll the ball in the confectioners sugar.
- Put the dough balls on the baking pan.
- Refrigerate.
Last Step:
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- Medium bowl
- small bowl
- Spoon
- Mini cookie scoop
- Baking pan
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