Chocolate Bourbon Balls

Chocolate Bourbon Balls could be just the dairy free recipe you've been looking for. For 31 cents per serving, you get a beverage that serves 50. One serving contains 73 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe is liked by 1539 foodies and cooks. It is brought to you by Brown Eyed Baker. A mixture of bourbon, powdered sugar, vanilla wafer cookies, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a very bad (but still fixable) spoonacular score of 4%. Chocolate-Bourbon Balls, No-Bake Chocolate Bourbon Balls, and Chocolate Bourbon Balls- Three Ways are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 50

 

Ingredients:

½ cup bourbon

3 tablespoons light corn syrup

1 cup pecans, finely ground

½ cup powdered sugar, sifted

6 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces

2½ cups vanilla wafer crumbs (Nilla wafers)

Equipment:

bowl

microwave

aluminum foil

wax paper

Cooking instruction summary:

1. Place cookie crumbs, powdered sugar and ground pecans in a large bowl and stir to combine.2. Melt the chocolate in the microwave (30 second increments at 50% power, stirring after each, until completely melted and smooth). Stir in the bourbon and corn syrup. Add the chocolate mixture to the dry mixture and stir well to combine. Let sit for 30 minutes. Place some granulated sugar in a small bowl and set aside.3. Roll the mixture between your palms into 1-inch balls (I used my small cookie scoop), then roll in the granulated sugar to coat. Place the balls in an airtight container, separating layers with aluminum foil or wax paper, and allow flavors to develop by sitting at room temperature overnight. Place in small paper cups to serve, if desired.

 

Step by step:


1. Place cookie crumbs, powdered sugar and ground pecans in a large bowl and stir to combine.

2. Melt the chocolate in the microwave (30 second increments at 50% power, stirring after each, until completely melted and smooth). Stir in the bourbon and corn syrup.

3. Add the chocolate mixture to the dry mixture and stir well to combine.

4. Let sit for 30 minutes.

5. Place some granulated sugar in a small bowl and set aside.

6. Roll the mixture between your palms into 1-inch balls (I used my small cookie scoop), then roll in the granulated sugar to coat.

7. Place the balls in an airtight container, separating layers with aluminum foil or wax paper, and allow flavors to develop by sitting at room temperature overnight.

8. Place in small paper cups to serve, if desired.


Nutrition Information:

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72k Calories
0.61g Protein
3g Total Fat
8g Carbs
0% Health Score
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Calories
72k
4%

Fat
3g
6%

  Saturated Fat
1g
7%

Carbohydrates
8g
3%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
0.26mg
0%

Sodium
23mg
1%

Alcohol
0.8g
4%

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Protein
0.61g
1%

Manganese
0.13mg
7%

Copper
0.07mg
3%

Vitamin B1
0.04mg
3%

Fiber
0.54g
2%

Magnesium
8mg
2%

Phosphorus
16mg
2%

Iron
0.27mg
1%

Folate
5µg
1%

Zinc
0.19mg
1%

Vitamin B2
0.02mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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