Best Irish Cream Bonbons Recipes

ORIGINAL IRISH CREAM

Steps:

• In a blender, combine heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, Irish whiskey, instant coffee, chocolate syrup, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Blend on high for 20 to 30 seconds. Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator. Shake well before serving.

IRISH CREAM BONBONS

Steps:

• Put oreos in food processor and process them into fine crumbs.
• Weigh powdered sugar and add to oreos and process well.
• Add nuts and process well While food processor is running, add Irish cream and process well until stiff dough forms.
• You may need to add more Irish Cream in order to make it the consistency of cookie dough.
• Remove from food processor and place on glass dish.
• Cover in plastic wrap and put in refrigerator for an hour.
• Using the large side of a melon baller, form into small, uniform balls.
• Melt Almond Bark in microwave until smooth.
• Dip bon bons in almond bark and place on waxed paper until set.
• This can be very messy.
• I use a candy dipping utensil.
• Once bon bons are set, melt white chocolate in small glass container in the microwave until chips are melted and stir until smooth.
• Place in ziplock baggie and snip a small hole in the corner.
• Drizzle small white chocolate stripes over the top of the bon bons.
• These are best when they sit for 3 days or so.
• Keep refrigerated during setting time.
• Make great gifts.

HOLIDAY CAKE BON BONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 15 minutes.
• In large bowl, crumble warm cake; stir in frosting until well blended. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.
• Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Shape into balls. (If mixture is too sticky, refrigerate until firm enough to shape.) Freeze 30 minutes.
• Line another cookie sheet with foil. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave 12 oz candy coating uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 15-second intervals until melted and smooth. Remove one-third of the balls from the freezer. Using 2 forks, dip and roll each ball in coating. Place on foil-covered cookie sheet. Decorate as desired. Refrigerate cake balls about 10 minutes or until coating is set. Melt remaining candy coating in 12-oz batches; dip remaining balls. Serve at room temperature. Store in airtight container.

IRISH CREAM BON BONS

Steps:

• Mix first four ingredients together.
• Chill in a freezer bag overnight.
• Roll into balls.
• Melt chocolate and paraffin mixing well.
• Then dip each ball into chocolate mixture.
• Let set.

BOOZY BON BONS

Steps:

• Put cookies into a large ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin or put into a food processor until you have very fine crumbs.
• Mix the 1 cup powdered sugar, cocoa powder and walnuts thoroughly. Add to the cookie crumbs in a large bowl and mix together.
• Add the corn syrup and whiskey and stir to combine. If mixture seems dry, add more whiskey, about a tablespoon at a time, up to 1/4 cup more. Do not add any more than this or the mixture will be too wet.
• Let mixture stand for 20 minutes.
• Roll into 1" balls, then roll in powdered sugar and place on waxed paper. Let dry 30 minutes.
• Store in airtight container 2-3 weeks to ripen before eating.