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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (19g) Recipe makes 20 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: cake crumbs
Calories 82
Calories from Fat 37		(45%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 4.2g	6%
	Saturated Fat 0.5g	2%
	Monounsaturated Fat 2.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 2mg		0%
Potassium 47mg		1%
Total Carbohydrate 10.1g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 1.1g	4%
	Sugars 7.0g
Protein 0.8g		1%
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Kentucky Bourbon Balls

Recipe #145576 | 22 min | 22 min prep | add private note

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By: Manami
Nov 20, 2005

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.

SERVES 20 -30 , 1 Large Platter (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 cup yellow cake crumbs or 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 powdered sugar

Directions

1
Place the cake crumbs or cookie crumbs into a plastic bag and smoosh them.
2
Combine the cake crumbs or cookie crumbs, sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, corn syrup & Bourbon.
3
Blend and mix very well.
4
Fold in the pecans.
5
Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls.
6
If mixture is not rolling together easily, add more corn syrup.
7
Roll the balls in the cocoa powder or the powdered sugar to coat them.
8
Store in an airtight container and refrigerate.

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From: katew

On Sep 4, 2009

I had cake to use up so this was perfect for me - mixture came together wonderfully as did taste !! Made for Cookbook Tag.

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From: -Sheri-

On Nov 22, 2005

As I was mixing these up I kept getting a huge wif of bourbon. I was thinking okay I can drink a LITTLE bourbon but this is going to be way to strong for me. But then I tried one. That first taste was wow! Then it got smoother and better and smoother and better. After that I could have rolled one, eaten one, rolled one, eaten one...Very good! These are for Thanksgiving but I don't know if they are going to last that long.

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From: Chef*Lee

On Dec 12, 2008

Nice little shot of bourbon in every bite!!! These are a yummy one-bite dessert that are so rich and decadent! I rolled mine to the one inch size so I got exactly 21 balls. Plus, had plenty of vanilla wafers left to make more if needed. I tried rolling them in regular sugar, cocoa powder, and turbinado sugar. I ended up thinking that the turbinado sugar made the prettiest presentation! Thanks for posting this great Southern treat for the holidays!!

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From: meebsmom

On Dec 22, 2005

What a recipe! I used the Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa for the first time and it was WONDERFUL! I even got into them the first night and they were fantastic! Thanks for sharing this recipe! What a great HOLIDAY surprise for SANTA!

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