I know this may be blasphemy for native Kentuckians, and I apologize. And it is a great bourbon to use in any Bourbon Ball recipe.Īs good as the Kentucky Bourbon Balls are, they are a little sweet for my taste. It’s the process that Jennifer Rolfingsmeier explained for her award-winning blue ribbon Bourbon Balls, give or take a few days of “aging” the pecans in the bourbon.īourbon Balls are such a big deal in Kentucky, that there is even a Bourbon Ball flavored bourbon from Ballotin Chocolate Whiskey. This home recipe for Bourbon Balls is probably as close to the original Bourbon Ball recipe as you can get. On the third night, roll the mixture into balls and refrigerate, and on the fourth night cover the balls in chocolate.
The second night, add one stick of room temperature butter, and one box of powdered sugar to the bourbon-nut mixture. The timeline is a minimum of four days and it goes something like this: the first night, Combine 1 cup of chopped pecans in 1/3 cup of bourbon and let steep. Jennifer Rolfingsmeier has won the top spot at the Kentucky State Fair for her Bourbon Balls, and she was kind enough to give me her recipe and walk me through the multi-day process. Today’s craft Kentucky Bourbon Ball makers use a recipe closer to Ruth’s original.
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