Chocolate Bourbon or Rum Balls Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Does alcohol cook out of bourbon balls? ›

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 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.

Rum, namely the dark and spiced varieties, are a good bourbon substitute as they both contain similar notes of spice and sweetness. Additionally, both rum and bourbon are aged in wooden barrels, so the oaky notes are present in both spirits.

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.

The choice is up to you. You may choose to use cooking methods that help to reduce the alcohol content and use less alcohol in a dish to make it safer for your child. Otherwise the safer option is to choose to leave out alcoholic drinks when preparing food for babies and children.

Sorry to spoil the party, but here's the real deal: Simply heating alcohol, or any other cooking liquid, does not make it evaporate as quickly as a child's allowance in a candy store. The longer you cook, the more alcohol cooks out, but you have to cook food for about 3 hours to fully erase all traces of alcohol.

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.

Most classic rum ball recipes are made with a dash of rum (totally delicious but adults-only, of course!)... but my rum ball recipe has absolutely no rum in it at all, making it perfect for kids!

You want the mixture to be wet enough that it holds together easily when rolled into a ball, but not so wet that it is soggy and doesn't hold it's shape. If you think it's a little on the dry side, add a splash more rum and give it another good mix.

Specifically, Crown Royal is a Canadian whisky, and even though this technically uses a bourbon mashbill (64% corn, 31.5% rye, 4.5% malted barley), bourbon can only be made in America. Though the TTB originally approved the label, they reversed their decision and forced the brand to stop using the name 'Bourbon Mash'.

Can I use Jack Daniels instead of bourbon? ›

So, Jack Daniel's is a bourbon in the eyes of the Federal Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits. In response to this, Jack Daniel's choose to define their liquid as a 'Tennessee whisky' instead of a bourbon because it is better than bourbon.

The taste of bourbon may be a little trickier to pin down compared to rum. That's because the key flavors of bourbon rely on the base grain and required aging process. In general, bourbon is sweeter than other whiskey variations and features bitter tones.

Overall, getting drunk on chocolate bursting with booze is theoretically possible, especially when you crunch the numbers. But with the amount of chocolate you'd have to eat, a hangover might be the least of your worries.

It is unlikely that anyone could catch a serious buzz from bourbon balls. Yes, this recipe does call for a half cup of bourbon. But it also makes 24 balls (with a serving size of two balls), so the alcohol is distributed across many servings and diluted with other ingredients.

Ruth Hunt Candies worked to perfect the craft of making the perfect Bourbon Ball. Nearly 20 years ago, at the eve of the world's love affair with Bourbon, Ruth Hunt Candies partnered with one of the finest bourbons ever produced: Woodford Reserve® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

The science: Alcohol does partially evaporate during cooking, but not as much as you might think. Depending on the cooking method and how much alcohol is used, anywhere from 4 to 85 percent of the alcohol may remain. After 15 minutes of cooking, about 40 percent of the alcohol remains.

Not for kiddos

Since bourbon balls are not cooked in any way, the Maker's Mark^® in them is fully active. Difficult as it may be, don't eat too many and do keep these out of the reach of children.

That said, like most alcohol used in food, most of it boils off during the cooking process, leaving behind its sweet smoky flavor without the intoxicating side effects.

The alcohol in the bourbon sauce cooks off, so it's safe for kids (or non-drinkers) to eat these meatballs. But, with the bourbon flavor left behind, it's the parents at the meets who really love these meatballs!