Fudgy Bourbon Balls
These delicious, no-bake treats are easy to make. You can substitute rum for the bourbon if desired. They can also be made kid-friendly by using apple cider instead of alcohol.
Servings: 40
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups chocolate animal cracker crumbs (or chocolate graham cracker crumbs) (260 grams; 4 cups if using whole animal crackers)
- 1 ½ cups pecans ( ~175 grams), toasted and cooled
- ½ cup bourbon (4 ounces) (I use a smooth one, like Four Roses)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 ½ tablespoons honey or molasses (32 grams)
- granulated sugar or other toppings to roll balls in
Instructions
- Combine chocolate animal crackers and pecans in a large food processor. Process until pecans are finely ground.
- Add bourbon, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and honey to the food processor and process until everything is well combined and smooth.
- If desired (or if the dough seems loose and wet), let rest at room temperature, covered, for at least 30 minutes, and up to 4 hours, to let the mixture absorb the liquid completely.
- Scoop dough into 1-inch or 2-teaspoon balls - but really, whatever size you would like. Roll them in granulated sugar or other toppings. Store in an airtight container, at room temperature. (Or you can store them uncovered for a little while if you want them to develop a crust.) Bourbon balls keep for at least a month, if you don't eat them all by then.
Notes
This recipe makes enough bourbon balls to fill three 1 ¾ cup containers.
You can substitute rum in this recipe. Molasses really melds well with the rum.
