Comments on: Bourbon Balls

By: Carole

Carole — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:35:36 +0000

You are a hoot Katheryn. I loved the 1 or 11; made me belly laugh just like Suzanne’s “people get all excited when you use words like bourbon or rum.

Love this blog

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:37:50 +0000

Yes, you can use other liquors.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:30:45 +0000

Those look so good!!Can you use another kind of liquor or none at all, like another flavoring> as I have not had that – not sure if I’d like it…but I do love Rum. Or for those that are not Boozers, is there just a flavoring you can use in place of that?

By: Pamela Hobbs

Pamela Hobbs — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:38:23 +0000

I’ve made these twice since you posted the recipe…I LOVE them!!! I wanted to tell you what I did with the 2nd batch…I used a small crockpot for the chocolate bark dip(it kept it nice and warm and I didn’t have to rush to get them dipped and I added a tablespoon of solid shortning to make it not quite so thick….Just wanted you to know that either way they are WONDERFUL!!!!!!

By: Suzanne McMinn

Suzanne McMinn — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:47:04 +0000

Mandie, did you use 1/4 cup bourbon per 1 and 1/2 cups chopped nuts? That’s what I used and there wasn’t anything to drain. The bourbon completely absorbed into the nuts. (You need to let the bourbon and nuts sit at least three hours to soak in.) There was no extra liquid. I’m trying to think what else might have happened for you, but what comes to mind first is if you used more bourbon than called for? If not, then I’ll see if I can figure out another possibility!

By: Mandie

Mandie — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:04:58 +0000

Followed this recipe to a tee tonight and ended up with thick pancake batter like stuff. Mine looks nothing like yours and I can’t even begin to roll them out. Did you drain the Bourbon from the pecans before adding them?

Ugh I even refrigerated all night and added more cups of powdered sugar :wall:

By: catslady

catslady — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:56:39 +0000

They look yummy and I can’t lay down a piece of paper in my house without a cat laying on it lol.

By: hawkswench

hawkswench — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:40:09 +0000

I haven’t made this kind before but I do have a rum ball recipe that I changed where I exchanged half of the chopped nuts for chopped dried cherries (that we dried ourselves)and soaked them with cherry brandy overnight. I do the same thing when making chocolate cover cherries, soaking the cherries overnight in brandy.
Hmmm I wonder how these would be with coconut adding in? I wonder if you added candied cherries and pineapple to create a mini fruitcake type of ball? lol

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:18:50 +0000

I forgot to mention kitty…how adorable!!! :catmeow: :mrgreen:

Also, I would toast the nuts in my candy, IF you can…I prefer toasted nuts.

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:43:07 +0000

For Valentine’s Day, you could do cinnamon in the center or strawberry flavor…Easter could be orange, lemon or marshmallow…on and on. I love that idea!