Chocolate Bourbon or Rum Balls Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Can you get buzzed from bourbon balls? ›

Can I get drunk from eating your bourbon balls? Highly unlikely. The balls are bite-sized, maybe two bite-sized, so you would have to eat a lot of them. You are more likely to experience a sugar high, than a buzz, so we feel it is a safe indulgence.

Rum balls were originally created as a way for Danish bakers to make use of cakes and pastries leftover at the end of the day. They would mix them up with cocoa and rum, and roll the dough into balls, coating with coconut or chocolate sprinkles to sell for a low price the next day.

Bourbon in Chocolate

It's also fun to reverse the action and add bourbon to the chocolate instead! Bourbon balls are a staple of Kentucky hospitality. Bourbon ball recipes abound but most are made with a center of bourbon-infused sweetened butter. This is coated in chocolate and topped with a pecan.

you wont get drunk just by eating ONE Rum Chocolate. No one gets drunk that way! No for sure. Also, depending on the quality of your chocolate, many cheap brands put rum flavouring into their chocolates and not the real thing.

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They are roughly the size of a golf ball and often coated in chocolate sprinkles, desiccated coconut, or cocoa. As their name implies, these treats contain rum. Because they are not baked, the alcohol flavour and kick are not neutralized during preparation.

What is this? My kid-friendly rum balls are also known as chocolate coconut balls or 'donkey drops' - because of their resemblance to... well... you know what! They're the perfect recipe for getting the kids in the kitchen - you can see how easy it is for my Mr 4 to make them in the video below!

A: Truffles originated in France in 1895 and it was here that the ball of chocolate ganache dusted with cocoa received the name, truffle. As it turns out, truffles are named after the mushrooms of the similar name because of their resemblance to the dark and rumpled mushroom.

The process is much like that of starting a sourdough bread. The Recipe - Bourbon is distilled from a fermented mash of grain, yeast and water.

Bourbon balls will last for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator or at room temperature. Storing them uncovered will result in a more defined “crust”, and storing them covered will keep them moist. To Freeze. Freeze leftovers in an airtight, freezer-safe storage container for up to 3 months.

How long can you keep rum balls? ›

Shape the mixture into walnut sized balls. Roll in the coconut and place on a plate and serve with tea or coffee. These can also keep in the fridge in an airtight container or in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.

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So Chocolate bourbons all the way!! You can't beat a choccy biccy… Their rich chocolate flavour comes from cocoa powder and is dairy-free which makes them suitable and an incredibly tasty treat for vegans.

The fun part. Break off a small piece of chocolate, place it in your mouth, and take a sip of the bourbon. You want to ensure the bourbon swishes around your entire mouth to get the complete flavour profile. While both the chocolate and bourbon are rolling around your mouth, you want to 'chew' on it.

On an empty stomach, I'd say you could get drunk off 2–4 shots if you are a medium-weight drinker. On a full stomach I'd say it will take 4–6 shots. (1 shot = 1.5 ounces). For me, going over 6 shots is where I start to get sick (everything spins so I can't close my eyes if I try to sit down).

The most common variation for home cooked recipes is regional to the southern United States and incorporates crushed cookies, corn syrup, chopped pecans, and bourbon into a mixture that is formed into balls and coated in powdered sugar to prevent the evaporation of the alcohol.

They are 15% ABV, best served chilled.

At 15% ABV (30 proof), there's enough alcohol under that Dunlop seal to get you well and truly drunk. The appeal is targeted right to the limbic system. As Liquor.com writer Matt Merkin poetically cracked in a 2014 article, “They are literally ballz that get you buzzed.”