Kentucky Bourbon Balls
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Author Notes: Since I am from Kentucky, it is my lot in life to love bourbon. Combining bourbon with sugar and chocolate - makes my heart go thump thump. You won't be able to keep friends away from these chocolate morsels! - acarterw
Serves a crowd
Bourbon Centers
- 1/8 pound Butter
- 1 pound Powdered Sugar
- 1/3 cup Makers Mark Bourbon
- 1/2 pound Pecan Halves
- Cream butter, powdered sugar and Makers Mark together in a standing mixer.
- Let mixture stand in refrigerator for 3 hours, or until hardened.
- Once cooled, roll into small 1 inch balls and press pecan halves on either side. Set aside on wax paper.
Chocolate Coating
- 1 pound Bakers Semi Sweet Chocolate
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- Melt together over double boiler at low temperature. The chocolate will melt nicely if you break it into smaller pieces before putting it in the double boiler.
- Once the chocolate is melted, dip bourbon balls in chocolate one at a time. You want your bourbon ball to be completely covered in the chocolate.
- Set ball back on wax paper until chocolate is firm.
- Store in refrigerator. Can be made in advance.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Open House Dish
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over 2 years ago Threemealsaday
We made them today and they were great. If you have a food blog send me the link and I will link our blog to it. http://threemealsaday.com... Thanks for sharing.
The only downside is that I may have to make more.
Stuart
over 2 years ago Threemealsaday
Rum balls are a favorite in our house and these look great. I have never coated ours in a chocolate coating; just sugar. We may have to change up a few this year. Oh and great pick on the right bourbon :-)
over 2 years ago acarterw
They are sinfully good! I didn't even realize the parafin might look weird to those outside my family! haha. I have watched my grandmother make them that way for years and years, just an old fashioned habit I assume. Let me know how they turn out if you make them!
over 2 years ago Sagegreen
You had me at bourbon. These look sinfully good! I had wondered about the parafin, too.
over 2 years ago acarterw
This is my grandmother's recipe and she does put paraffin in the chocolate, you really don't need it. I am going to omit it from the recipe because it is a bit old fashioned :) Thanks for raising the question!
over 2 years ago ellenl
Is this an error? Do you really put parafin in these or should it be something else?