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.

Can rum balls make you drunk? This is a no bake recipe, which means any alcohol we use in the process won't be cooked away or made less effective. However, we're not using that much of it, so getting drunk isn't something to worry about! After all, there's only ¼ cup of rum divided among 24 individual bites.

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.

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. Even if you have never had alcohol, it takes more that the couple of ml in chocolate to get drunk.

Note: This product contains real alcohol -- must be 21 or older to purchase! Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not consume this product. Gift box contains 16 ounces of Maker's Mark Bourbon Liquor Chocolates.

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.

Store rum balls in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Alternatively, freeze them in an airtight container for up to 2 months and allow to come to room temperature before eating.

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.

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.

While vanilla wafers are my favorite for their subtle sweetness and vanilla notes, graham crackers, butter cookies, digestive biscuits, or shortbread cookies are all excellent substitutes. For a gluten-free version, opt for gluten-free cookies.

What if my rum balls are too dry? ›

If the mixture seems too dry, add an additional small amount of melted butter or more rum. Form small balls about the size of a walnut.

Wonder Balls were initially called the Nestle Magic Balls, as they were sold and distributed by Nestle a Swiss food and drink company in the mid-1990s. They were made up of hollow milk chocolate that stored a small, plastic toy. Usually, it was a Disney or Pokemon character.

According to kitchen legend, the chocolate truffle was created in the kitchen of French celebrity chef Georges Auguste Escoffier during the 1920s. One day, one of his stagiaire (apprentice) was making pastry cream, and accidentally poured hot cream into a bowl of chocolate rather than the bowl of eggs.

We have hand blended our decadent chocolate recipe to our delicious rum to create something extra-ordinary. As we hand blend the rum, we take the alcohol content down to a warming 20% abv.

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).

This twist on old fashioned Bourbon Balls, a classic Southern no bake candy made with finely ground pecans, crushed cookies, chocolate, and a heavy pour of bourbon, is everything nice.

Maybe to no one's surprise at all, there's no good way to get a buzz on liqueur-filled candy. The fat and sugar just messes you up too much—and not the way SoCo can mess you up. It's like eating a bunch of cake icing and then doing a few shots.

BuzzBallz resemble single-serve tennis balls, complete with pull-tab pressure seals. The drink inside is most commonly a bright neon color, though some dessert flavors take on a silken opacity. At 15% ABV (30 proof), there's enough alcohol under that Dunlop seal to get you well and truly drunk.