Name: Holiday Bourbon Balls
Prep time: 3 hours
Cook time: 20 minutes
Yield: 30 balls
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped pecans, roasted; ½ cup bourbon, use your favorite (we recommend Elijah Craig Small Batch); 2 cups graham cracker crumbs; ¼ cup confectioners/powdered sugar; 2 Tbsp. light corn syrup; 2 Tbsp. maple syrup

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Holiday Bourbon Balls

Recipe by Savory Spice Test Kitchen

Sweet Treats

Perfect for gifting, or sharing at holiday gatherings, these no-bake, cake-like bites offer a grown-up twist on classic holiday cookies. They’re rich with bourbon, so keep them out of reach of little ones, as the bourbon remains in every bite.

Pro Tip: Grab our Gourmet Hot Cocoa Bundle to get every ingredient you need! Dutched Cocoa Powder, Salted Caramel Spice, and Vanilla Bean Sugar–all in one easy set.

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Serves 30 balls

Prep Time 3 hours

Cooking Time 20 minutes

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Ingredients

1 cup chopped pecans, roasted ½ cup bourbon, use your favorite (we recommend Elijah Craig Small Batch) 2 cups graham cracker crumbs

¼ cup Dutched Cocoa Powder

¼ cup confectioners/powdered sugar 2 Tbsp. light corn syrup 2 Tbsp. maple syrup

1 tsp. Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract

¼ cup Vanilla Bean Sugar

¼ cup Salted Caramel Spice

Directions

Step 1 Preheat the oven to 325°F. Place pecans on a baking sheet and roast until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Once toasted, turn the oven off and set the pecans in an airtight container. While hot, pour the bourbon over top and cover. Set aside to absorb for 2-3 hours.

Step 2 After 2-3 hours, drain the bourbon from the pecans, reserve, and set aside.

Step 3 In a medium bowl, combine pecans, graham cracker crumbs, Dutched Cocoa Powder, and confectioners/powdered sugar. Stir in the reserved bourbon, light corn syrup, maple syrup, and Madagascar Vanilla Bean Extract. Stir to combine until dough forms.

Step 4 Divide the dough into ½-inch diameter, bite-sized balls.

Step 5 Set Vanilla Bean Sugar and Salted Caramel Spice in separate shallow bowls. Roll the balls in one of the sugars.

Recipe Notes

Choose your favorite bourbon, or we recommend Elijah Craig Small Batch for a warm, spiced flavor with a hint of smoke.

Roll each treat in your favorite Savory Spice spiced sugar. Try Vanilla Bean Sugar, Spiced Vanilla Bean Sugar, Whiskey Barrel Smoked Sugar, or Salted Caramel Spice. For gifting, nest the treats in paper candy dividers and tuck them into tins.