Steph's Bourbon Balls Recipe
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Steph's Bourbon Balls

By: Steph T. 
"These bourbon balls are my signature Christmas candy. You'll get requests to make these every year!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 40 bourbon balls
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup bourbon whiskey

Directions

  1. Place the sugar in a shallow bowl, and set aside. Combine the vanilla wafer crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and pecans in a bowl, and mix well.
  2. Place the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave on High for 1 to 2 minutes to melt the chips. Stir the melted chips until smooth, and beat in the corn syrup and whiskey. Scrape the chocolate mixture into the crumb mixture, and stir well to mix.
  3. Form the dough into 1-inch balls, and roll each ball in sugar. Place the finished bourbon balls on a cooling rack to finish setting up.

Footnotes

  • Editor's Note:
  • You can substitute your favorite whiskey or use rum or brandy.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 272 | Total Fat: 13.3g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2009 by Jenica   view full review
I made these and they were easy and taste great! I but Captain Morgan rum instead of the bourbon.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2010 by Steph T.   view full review
I always use VO bourbon to make these. They taste best after a few days (if you can wait that...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2011 by mhgray   view full review
I highly recommend this recipe. I tried another recipe for bourbon balls posted on this site,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2010 by Joe's nani   view full review
Hate to say it, but I did not care for these. Not sure if it was the recipe (which I followed...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2010 by Kalynn Sinnamon   view full review
these turned out a little dry, but they are fantastic!! I used brandy.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2011 by epizza   view full review
Chocolatey and delicious!

 

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