This easy 5 ingredient bourbon balls recipe is a family favorite and makes a great addition to any holiday cookie swap or party dessert spread!
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Bourbon Balls Recipe
Bourbon balls are my all-time favorite Christmas cookie.
When we were young, my parents used to throw a huge Christmas party every year. The house was packed with over 100 people, and my mom spent the whole week before getting ready for the party.
Mom made cheese straws, sherry cheese dip, and these bourbon balls, among lots of other appetizers and desserts. Ironically, every year I would eat a bourbon ball and think “this is disgusting!!” (This is probably how a 10 year old child should describe the taste of strong bourbon flavor!)
But as I tasted one year after year, I grew to love bourbon balls – and bourbon!
Bourbon is actually our family drink.
My grandmother loved an Old Fashioned, and my grandfather always ordered a Manhattan. So you might say that the taste of bourbon balls reminds me of my childhood in the absolute best way. That’s probably why I love them so much.
What is a bourbon ball?
Traditional bourbon balls are a mix of cookie crumbs, pecans, sugar, cocoa powder, corn syrup, and bourbon rolled in powdered sugar. Nila wafers are the popular cookie of choice, and bourbon is the booze, but you can also make these as rum balls, with flavored vodka or even moonshine!
I’ve heard to make official Kentucky bourbon balls you can’t use vanilla wafers, and some recipes call for soaking the nuts in bourbon first. I like to stick to this recipe because it’s super easy and brings on the bourbon.
You might want to warn anyone who doesn’t drink that these are no bake. Do not offer to seven year old boys ; )
A Healthier Bourbon Ball
In an attempt to make these a *little* bit healthier with more real food, I subbed the dough’s sugar for coconut and traded the corn syrup for honey.
If you aren’t chasing a healthier version, you can swap the coconut for 3/4 a cup of powdered sugar and the same amount of honey for light corn syrup.
I thought about rolling them in something superfood, but the powdered sugar is a must for the outside.
This version is slightly more bitter without all the powdered sugar inside, but if you like dark chocolate, you will love the swap. Rolling them in melted chocolate and might be a fun idea too!
Top with a pecan for an extra touch.
5 Ingredient Bourbon Balls Recipe
Ingredients
12 ounce box of vanilla wafers
1 cup pecans
1 cup coconut flakes
2 tbsp cocoa powder
3 tbsp honey
1/4 cup booze!
confectioners sugar for rolling
How To Make Bourbon Balls
Step one: toast pecans
Put them in your toaster or oven for just a few minutes at 400*. Do not look away or they will burn.
Step two: make crumbs
Add vanilla wafers, pecans, coconut and cocoa to your food processor. Pulse until you have a fine wafers crumbs mix.
Step three: make dough
Pour crumbs into a mixing bowl and add honey and bourbon. Mix well with hands until a dough forms.
Step four: roll into balls
Roll into about one inch balls. Set each one aside on a plate or baking sheet as you roll.
Step five: roll in powdered sugar
Store them in a tin filled with waxed paper or parchment or fill a jar and tie with a bow to give as a gift! Store at room temperature.
Can I get drunk from eating your bourbon balls? Highly unlikely. The balls are bite-sized, maybe two bite-sized, so you would have to eat a lot of them. You are more likely to experience a sugar high, than a buzz, so we feel it is a safe indulgence.
Can I get drunk from eating your bourbon balls? Highly unlikely. The balls are bite-sized, maybe two bite-sized, so you would have to eat a lot of them. You are more likely to experience a sugar high, than a buzz, so we feel it is a safe indulgence.
A bourbon ball is a Southern delicacy invented by Ruth Hanly Booe of Rebecca Ruth Candy in 1938. Bourbon balls come in many different shapes, sizes, and flavors but are usually bite-sized confections incorporating bourbon and dark chocolate as the main ingredients.
These Kentucky Bourbon Balls are creamy and loaded with flavor. They're made with coconut, pecans, butter, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla. Oh, and if that's not enough to make them delicious, let's not forget the bourbon. It totally complements the sweetness and chocolate.
On an empty stomach, I'd say you could get drunk off 2–4 shots if you are a medium-weight drinker. On a full stomach I'd say it will take 4–6 shots. (1 shot = 1.5 ounces). For me, going over 6 shots is where I start to get sick (everything spins so I can't close my eyes if I try to sit down).
Bourbon balls will last for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator or at room temperature. Storing them uncovered will result in a more defined “crust”, and storing them covered will keep them moist. To Freeze. Freeze leftovers in an airtight, freezer-safe storage container for up to 3 months.
Bourbon balls were invented in 1938 by Ruth Hanly Booe, who operated a shop called Rebecca Ruth Candy. The history behind this candy shop is actually pretty notable. Initially, Booe founded the shop with her friend, Rebecca Gooch.
The short answer is, no, Jack Daniel's is a Tennessee whiskey. The slightly longer answer is yes, because Tennessee whiskey is a subtype of bourbon that meets all of the legal requirements for the spirit, but has additional requirements specific to its production in Tennessee.
As these Bon Bons are covered in rich, warm chocolate, our candy makers carefully top each piece with a perfect pecan. The secret is out, these Bourbon Balls are amazing and why we ship them across the state and to every part of the country!
Because alcohol boils at a temperature lower than water, the alcohol can be evaporated, collected, and condensed. White Dog: The colorless unaged distillate, just as it comes from the still and before it goes into the barrel for aging. Sometimes called "green whiskey," or "high wine,” or “new-make.”
OVERVIEW. Details. Tennessee- Just like the treasured whiskey confection, but in liquid form! They took the decadent flavors of creamy milk chocolate and blended it with their bourbon whiskey to create that same scrumptious experience. Ole Smoky.
It is 30 proof, and those who enjoy a more potent drink can enhance it with a shot of Buffalo Trace Bourbon. It must be refrigerated after opening and will last six months in the refrigerator.
WHAT: Rebecca Ruth Candy is a chocolate company founded in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1919 by two women, Ruth Hanly Booe and Rebecca Gooch. The shop famously invented bourbon balls in 1938 and is now owned by Ruth Booe's grandson, Charles.
Buzzballz have a 15% ABV which is slightly more than a regular glass of wine. Before you can move on to the drunk phase, you will need to consume 3-4 Buzzballz.
Maybe to no one's surprise at all, there's no good way to get a buzz on liqueur-filled candy. The fat and sugar just messes you up too much—and not the way SoCo can mess you up. It's like eating a bunch of cake icing and then doing a few shots.
A standard shot is 30 millilitres so you would need to eat almost four 100-gram blocks of chocolate to get one shot of liqueur. Most people would need to consume more than 700 grams of chocolate to be over the legal blood alcohol limit.
BuzzBallz resemble single-serve tennis balls, complete with pull-tab pressure seals. The drink inside is most commonly a bright neon color, though some dessert flavors take on a silken opacity. At 15% ABV (30 proof), there's enough alcohol under that Dunlop seal to get you well and truly drunk.
Introduction: My name is Corie Satterfield, I am a fancy, perfect, spotless, quaint, fantastic, funny, lucky person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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