Kentucky Bourbon Balls Recipes

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KENTUCKY BOURBON BALLS

Try this smooth, delicious, and authentic Kentucky bourbon ball candy.

Provided by KY Piano Teacher

Categories     Desserts     Candy Recipes     Truffle Recipes

Time 16h30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 5



Kentucky Bourbon Balls image

Steps:

  • Place the nuts in a sealable jar. Pour the bourbon over the nuts. Seal and allow to soak overnight.
  • Mix the butter and sugar; fold in the soaked nuts. Form into 3/4" balls and refrigerate overnight.
  • Line a tray with waxed paper. Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Roll the balls in the melted chocolate to coat; arrange on the prepared tray. Store in refrigerator until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 252 calories, Carbohydrate 31.3 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 13.9 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 27.6 mg, Sugar 28.9 g

1 cup chopped nuts
5 tablespoons Kentucky bourbon
½ cup butter, softened
1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
18 ounces semisweet chocolate

KENTUCKY BOURBON BALLS

These have always been a hoilday favorite; any kind of holiday! I used to make these with Rum but have now switched to using Bourbon. I have had this recipe for eons and I don't know from whence it came. These can also be frozen &/or refrigerated.Have updated 12/12/2008: changed the amount of Bourbon balls to a count of 20 to 30.

Provided by Manami

Categories     Candy

Time 22m

Yield 1 Large Platter, 20-30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7



Kentucky Bourbon Balls image

Steps:

  • Place the cake crumbs or cookie crumbs into a plastic bag and smoosh them.
  • Combine the cake crumbs or cookie crumbs, sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, corn syrup & Bourbon.
  • Blend and mix very well.
  • Fold in the pecans.
  • Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls.
  • If mixture is not rolling together easily, add more corn syrup.
  • Roll the balls in the cocoa powder or the powdered sugar to coat them.
  • Store in an airtight container and refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 82.2, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 2.5, Carbohydrate 10.1, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 7, Protein 0.8

1 cup yellow cake crumbs or 1 cup vanilla wafer
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/4 cup good unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup Bourbon
1/8 cup unsweetened cocoa powder or 1/8 cup powdered sugar

KENTUCKY BOURBON BALLS

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 36 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6



Kentucky Bourbon Balls image

Steps:

  • Combine the vanilla wafer crumbs, chopped pecans, 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar, and the cocoa. Combine the bourbon and corn syrup and stir into the dry mixture. When thoroughly blended, cover and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour or more. Sift the remaining confectioners' sugar onto a large piece of waxed paper. Take 1 tablespoon of the dough, shape it into a ball, and roll it in the sugar. Repeat until all the dough is used. Store them, covered, in the refrigerator.

1 cup finely chopped vanilla wafers
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2 tablespoons Kentucky bourbon
1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup

KENTUCKY BOURBON BALLS

This is a recipe that has been in my Family for generations, I have tweeked the recipe a tiny bit over the years as we no longer measure things by handfulls. I hope you enjoy them as much as eveyone I know does.

Provided by jlgiller

Categories     Candy

Time 5h30m

Yield 24 balls, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8



Kentucky Bourbon Balls image

Steps:

  • Mix butter with mixer till nice and soft slowly add sugar and small amouts of bourbon you may need to cut back on the bourbon depending on humity. Mixture should be soft but easy to form in to balls use extra conf. sugar on your hands to form nice round balls and place in freezer till frozen, I usually leave them for at least 4 hours, you can freeze them for weeks if wrapped well. Melt wax in a double broiler once melted add in chocolate and mix well, sick a toothpick in balls while still frozen and use to dip into chocolate while still on toothpick dip a second time then place on wax paper. Use what is left of the chocolate and a toothpick to place a little chocolate on the pecan and place on top of the ball.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 155.3, Fat 4.3, SaturatedFat 2.5, Sodium 2, Carbohydrate 27.9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 26.2, Protein 0.6

pecan halves (I soak them in bourbon for at least a week before I use them)
1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar (must use real salted butter at room temp) or 1/2 cup butter (must use real salted butter at room temp)
1/2 cup of kentucky Bourbon (the better the bourbon the better the candy)
wax paper
toothpick
chocolate, coating
1 (12 ounce) package dark chocolate chips
paraffin wax (1/3 of a block)

BOURBON MEATBALLS

Kick-start your meatballs with a splash of bourbon and vinegar for punchy sweet-and-sour flavor. These Kentucky Derby bourbon meatballs are perfect to snack on while you watch the race. -Kimla Carsten, Grand Junction, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 30m

Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 5



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Steps:

  • Prepare meatballs according to package directions. , In a large skillet, whisk together remaining ingredients. Bring mixture to a simmer; cook 5 minutes. Stir in meatballs; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 95 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 192mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.

2 packages (22 ounces each ) frozen fully cooked Angus beef meatballs
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup bourbon
2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard

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