Smoky Whiskey Balls

By mm_food4me

Ingredients

• 1 cup pecans
• 3/4 cup bourbon
• 2 cups (about 8 oz.) vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 2 tbsp. smoky whiskey, such as High West Campfire Bourbon

Details

Servings 30
Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

Smoky Whiskey Balls Recipe - Saveur.com

Smoky Whiskey Balls

. Kat says: "I'm a freak for bourbon balls and for smoke, so I decided to play around with them a tad a while back. The result is this recipe: rich with chocolate and the smoky vanilla notes of the whiskey, with an added kick from bourbon-soaked pecans."

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MAKES 30 BALLS

2 tbsp. smoky whiskey, such as

1. Combine pecans and ½ cup bourbon in a small bowl, and cover with plastic wrap; let sit until pecans have absorbed the bourbon, at least 4 hours or overnight.

2. Heat oven to 325°. Spread pecans on a baking sheet, and bake until lightly toasted, about 15 minutes. Let cool, and then finely chop; transfer to a bowl and stir in remaining bourbon, wafer crumbs, ¼ cup cocoa, ¼ cup confectioners' sugar, syrup, and scotch until smooth. Portion and roll dough into ¾" balls; combine remaining cocoa and confectioners' sugar in a bowl and coat each ball in cocoa sugar; refrigerate until firm before serving.

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