Best Jim Beam Bourbon Balls Recipes

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Provided by KathyP53

Categories Candy

Time 35m

Yield 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup jim beam Bourbon
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 ounces good quality semisweet chocolate, chopped
8 ounces pecans
1/2 lb store-bought plain butter pound cake, cut into cubes
2/3 cup cocoa
1/3 cup powdered sugar

Steps:

Bring cream to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and stir in bourbon and vanilla.
Sprinkle chocolate over cream and allow to set without stirring for 5-6 minutes.
Meanwhile, pulse the pecans in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add pound cake cubes and pulse until pecans and cake are finely chopped.
Stir the chocolate and cream until smooth. Pour the chocolate over the pound cake mixture in the food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl and refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until firm enough to scoop, about 1 hour.
Sift cocoa and powdered sugar together in medium bowl. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out heaping tablespoons of bourbon-chocolate mixture and roll to form a ball. Roll ball around in cocoa-powdered sugar mixture to coat and transfer to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining bourbon-chocolate mixture. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. These look great placed in mini paper muffin/candy cups.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1379.6, Fat 120, SaturatedFat 51.3, Cholesterol 206.9, Sodium 269.2, Carbohydrate 80.7, Fiber 22.5, Sugar 13, Protein 23.2

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 box (12 oz size) vanilla wafers crushed
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups powdered sugar plus extra for coating
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/2 cup Jim Beam bourbon whiskey*

Steps:

Mix dry ingredients. Add corn syrup and cut in. Add bourbon whiskey and stir until it is too firm to stir. Put on baker's gloves* and knead until dough is thoroughly mixed and firm. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in powdered sugar. Refrigerate. *Any bourbon whiskey can be used but my favorite is Jim Beam. *Hands can be used to knead dough but it is extremely sticky. Thin baker's gloves won't stick to dough.