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Cherry Bourbon Balls- these buttery bourbon balls are flavored with some bourbon and maraschino cherries and coated successful semi-sweet chocolate.
They marque an awesome Christmas dainty or I emotion to service them for Valentine’s Day oregon a Kentucky Derby party.
There are respective antithetic versions of bourbon balls. Most recipes incorporate crushed vanilla wafers. This look is based disconnected my favourite bourbon shot recipe which has a pecan, butter, bourbon, and powdered sweetener filling.
Ingredients Needed For Cherry Bourbon Balls
- Pecans– earthy pecans.
- Bourbon– I usage Maker’s Mark.
- Maraschino cherries
- Butter– I usage salted butter.
- Powdered sugar
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips– Can usage beverage cocoa alternatively oregon a operation of the two.
- Shortening oregon Coconut Oil– Helps support the cocoa from hardening excessively much.
- Candied Cherry Halves– Like the benignant you usage for fruitcake.
Type of Bourbon To Use
Maker’s Mark is my spell to bourbon for some cooking and drinking but determination are truthful galore large bourbons available. I besides emotion Four Roses and Buffalo Trace.
Since the intoxicant is not cooked off, I urge these bourbon balls beryllium an big lone treat.
How To Make Cherry Bourbon Balls
- Combine the pecans and bourbon successful a tiny bowl. Let beryllium astatine slightest 1 hr and up to 12 hours.
- Use a hand-held electrical mixer to bushed the powdered sweetener and butter. Mixture volition beryllium dry.
- Add pecan substance and chopped cherries and disturbance with a woody spoon until evenly mixed. May beryllium easier to premix with your hands.
- Shape into 1-inch balls. Refrigerate for astatine slightest 1 hour.
- Dip into melted cocoa and property a candied cherry connected top. Refrigerate until set.
How To Store
Can beryllium stored astatine country somesthesia but I similar to support them successful an airtight instrumentality successful the refrigerator. They volition past for astir 2 weeks. Can besides beryllium frozen for up to 3 months.
More Easy Candy Recipes
- Classic Rum Balls
- Martha Washington Candy
- White Chocolate Pecan Candy
- Rice Krispie Peanut Butter Balls
- Bourbon Peanut Brittle
- Buckeye Balls
- Creme de Menthe Truffles
Cherry Bourbon Balls
Ingredients
- ¾ cup finely chopped pecans
- ¼ cup bourbon
- ¼ cup finely chopped maraschino cherries
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 cups semi-sweet cocoa chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening oregon coconut oil
- 30 candied cherry halves
Instructions
- Combine pecans and bourbon successful a vessel and fto beryllium astatine slightest 1 hr oregon overnight.
- Place food successful a ample bowl. Using a hand-held electrical mixer, gradually bushed successful powdered sugar.
- Add pecan substance and cherries to bowl. Stir with a woody spoon until evenly mixed.
- Shape into 1-inch balls. Cover with integrative wrapper and refrigerate astatine slightest 1 hour.
- Melt cocoa chips and shortening oregon coconut lipid successful a mean saucepan with a dense bottom. Stir often truthful cocoa doesn't burn.
- Using 2 forks oregon a toothpick, overgarment balls successful cocoa substance and past spot connected a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Press a candied cherry fractional connected apical of each one.
- Refrigerate until set.
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