Bourbon Balls

Bourbon Balls
45 min.
25
212kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.3 cup bourbon 
  • 0.3 cup butter softened
  • 1.3 cups pecan halves 
  • 16 ounce powdered sugar 
  • 12 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels 
  • tablespoon shortening 

Equipment

  • sauce pan
  • wax paper

Directions

  1. Stir together first 3 ingredients until blended. Cover and chill 8 hours.
  2. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Gently press pecan halves into 2 sides of each ball. Chill 8 hours.
  3. Melt chocolate and shortening in a saucepan over medium heat.
  4. Remove from heat. Dip bourbon balls in chocolate, and place on wax paper.
  5. Chill 1 hour or until hardened.
  6. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select Bourbon.

Nutrition Facts

Calories212kcal
Protein2.5%
Fat47.9%
Carbs49.6%

Properties

Glycemic Index
3
Glycemic Load
0.02
Inflammation Score
-2
Nutrition Score
3.3673913041535%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.53mg
Delphinidin
0.36mg
Catechin
0.36mg
Epigallocatechin
0.28mg
Epicatechin
0.04mg
Epigallocatechin 3-gallate
0.11mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:211.77kcal
10.59%
Fat:11.13g
17.12%
Saturated Fat:4.6g
28.74%
Carbohydrates:25.93g
8.64%
Net Carbohydrates:24.37g
8.86%
Sugar:22.94g
25.49%
Cholesterol:5.7mg
1.9%
Sodium:16.37mg
0.71%
Alcohol:1.07g
100%
Alcohol %:3.17%
100%
Caffeine:11.7mg
3.9%
Protein:1.31g
2.61%
Manganese:0.4mg
20.22%
Copper:0.23mg
11.56%
Magnesium:29.98mg
7.5%
Fiber:1.56g
6.26%
Iron:1mg
5.55%
Phosphorus:49.76mg
4.98%
Zinc:0.59mg
3.93%
Potassium:98.42mg
2.81%
Vitamin B1:0.04mg
2.5%
Selenium:1.46µg
2.09%
Vitamin E:0.23mg
1.56%
Vitamin K:1.58µg
1.51%
Vitamin A:66.3IU
1.33%
Calcium:12.63mg
1.26%
Vitamin B2:0.02mg
1.03%
Source:My Recipes