Description
This easy No-Bake Chocolate Cherry Bourbon Balls recipe brings together delicious chocolate and tart cherries soaked in bourbon. Perfect for festive gatherings, these treats deliver a delightful indulgence that is sure to please everyone. Quick to prepare, they make for a lovely dessert or sweet gift.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup pitted sour cherries
- ½ cup bourbon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
- â…“ cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ cup bourbon-soaked cherries, finely chopped and well-drained
- 12 oz dark chocolate or chocolate melting wafers
- Crushed freeze-dried cherries (optional)
- Flaky sea salt (optional)
Instructions
- Soak the cherries with bourbon and brown sugar for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight; then drain and chop.
- Make the ganache by melting chocolate with heated heavy cream and adding butter until smooth.
- Fold in the chopped cherries into the cooled ganache, refrigerate until firm.
- Scoop the ganache onto a baking tray, chill for 20 minutes.
- Roll the scooped ganache into balls and chill again if necessary.
- Melt the dark chocolate; dip each ball into it and let excess drip off.
- Garnish with crushed cherries or sea salt, then let set until firm.
Notes
For a gluten-free version, use gluten-free chocolate.
Substitute bourbon with cherry juice for an alcohol-free treat.
Ensure the ganache is firm for easier handling when rolling into balls.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ball
- Calories: 95
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 15mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 5mg