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Luscious Balls
Bourbon Chocolate Truffles
Prep Time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
Alcohol-infused chocolate, boozy chocolate, Bourbon ball, Bourbon candy, Bourbon-soaked pecans, chocolate and Hazelnut candy, chocolate and hazelnut truffle, Chocolate Bourbon Pecan truffles, chocolate candy, chocolate truffle, gift chocolate, Holiday gift chocolate, Luscious balls, no-bake bourbon balls, no-bake dessert
Yield:
36
Truffles
Author:
Tess Tickels
Equipment
Baking Sheets
Materials
10
oz
Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Melting Wafers
¼
cup
Heavy Whipping cream
1
tsp
Vanilla
¼
cup
Your favorite Bourbon
1
cup
Toasted and coarsely chopped Hazelnuts
1
cup
Animal crackers (coarsely chopped)
Instructions
Prepare Ganache
Slowly melt chocolate wafers in a double boiler
Add Vanilla, Heavy cream, and Bourbon- and continue to stir until the mixture is smooth
Transfer the chocolate mix to a pie dish and let cool for 15 minutes
Cover and place ganache in the freezer for 1 hour
Prepare Truffle Topping
Toast 1 cup of Hazelnuts for approximately 4 minutes, and then coarsely chop
Coarsely chop 1 cup of animal crackers, and combine with Hazelnuts
Put the mixture on a plate
Alternate Truffle Topping(boozier)
Coarsely chop 1 cup pecans, and place in a small container
Add ½ cup of Bourbon to the container and marinate the pecans.
Let the topping sit for at least 30 minutes (Pecans should be slightly soft and wet-not bathing)
Complete your Lucious Balls
Pull ganache from the freezer
Shape 1 teaspoon of the ganache into a ball
Roll the ball in the Hazelnut and Cracker mix
Place on a tray- and repeat (You should get about 36 truffles)
Place the tray in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours
Remove from the refrigerator and place on a serving tray