Description
Homemade bourbon balls showcase Kentucky’s rich culinary heritage with smooth chocolate and whiskey notes. Sweet spheres combine pecans, cookie crumbs, and bourbon for an irresistible Southern dessert you can savor with friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (100 grams) chopped nuts
- 5 tbsps (75 ml) Kentucky bourbon
- 1 (16 oz / 454 g) package confectioners’ sugar
- 18 oz (510 g) semisweet chocolate
- ½ cup (113 g) butter, softened
- waxed paper
Instructions
- Bourbon Pecan Marination: Submerge pecans in bourbon within a sealed glass container, allowing them to steep at room temperature for 8-12 hours to intensify flavor profiles.
- Dough Preparation: Cream butter and sugar until silky, then gently incorporate bourbon-saturated pecans, mixing until a cohesive dough forms with evenly distributed nutty elements.
- Sphere Crafting: Methodically roll the bourbon-pecan mixture into uniform spheres, applying consistent pressure to create compact, well-proportioned orbs approximately 3/4-inch in diameter.
- Chilling Phase: Arrange formed balls on a parchment-lined tray, spacing them strategically, then refrigerate for 8-10 hours to solidify and enhance structural integrity.
- Chocolate Transformation: Establish a double boiler, melting dark chocolate with gentle, continuous stirring to achieve a smooth, glossy consistency without scorching.
- Chocolate Enrobing: Delicately immerse each chilled bourbon ball into the molten chocolate, ensuring complete and even coverage, then transfer to a wax paper-lined surface for setting.
- Final Preservation: Chill the chocolate-coated delicacies, allowing them to reach optimal consistency, and store in a sealed container for up to one week, preserving their decadent texture and flavor.
Notes
- Bourbon Pecan Soak: Marinate nuts overnight to intensify bourbon flavor and ensure deep, rich taste penetration.
- Butter Blending Technique: Cream butter and sugar thoroughly until light and fluffy for a smooth, consistent texture in the final confection.
- Shaping Precision: Use consistent gentle pressure when forming balls to maintain uniform size and professional appearance.
- Chocolate Coating Pro-Tip: Melt chocolate slowly over gentle heat, stirring continuously to prevent burning and achieve a glossy, even finish.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg