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Bourbon Street Balls with Pecans
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
- Total Time:
- 2 hr 30 min
- Prep:
- 30 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- 2 hr |
- Cook:
- --
- Level:
- Easy
- Yield:
- 24 to 30 balls
Ingredients
- 4 cups whole pecans or pecan halves
- 2 cups crushed or processed vanilla-flavored wafer cookies (recommended: Nabisco Nilla wafers)
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 jiggers (1 1/2 ounces per jigger) bourbon, or to taste
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup (recommended: Karo)
- Butter, for fingertips
Directions
Roughly chop 4 cups pecans in a food processor. Remove 2 cups and reserve. Finely grind the remaining pecans in the food processor.
Combine the finely ground pecans, vanilla wafers, confectioners' sugar, bourbon, and corn syrup. Coat finger tips with the softened butter to help you roll. Shape the mixture into balls 1 1/2-inches in diameter using an ice cream scoop. Roll the balls in chopped pecans.
Arrange the balls on a dessert platter. If the balls are too soft, chill (about 2 hours) in the refrigerator to help firm, if desired and serve.
SERVINGS: 24
Calories, per piece: 178
Total Fat: 13 grams
Saturated Fat: 1 gram
Protein: 2 grams
Total carbohydrates: 13 grams
Sugar: 8 grams
Fiber: 2 grams
Cholesterol: 1 milligram
Sodium: 16 milligrams
NotesCook's Note: Ask for help rolling the balls. Four hands make very quick work of this dessert!