{recipe} Spicy Mexican Chocolate Tequila Balls (in the style of Bourbon Balls) - off the (meat)hook (2024)

FAQs

Is the alcohol cooked out of Bourbon Balls? ›

Since the balls aren't baked, the alcohol from the bourbon isn't cooked off, as it is in many other candies and desserts. "After eating one, you can smell the bourbon on you for a little while," says Chavez-Graziano.

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.

If you've ever wondered why store bought bourbon balls are expensive it's because they're time consuming. Once our filling has chilled we'll scoop it out using a small cookie scoop and then it back into the fridge to chill again.

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.

A bourbon ball is a Southern delicacy invented by Ruth Hanly Booe of Rebecca Ruth Candy in 1938. Bourbon balls come in many different shapes, sizes, and flavors but are usually bite-sized confections incorporating bourbon and dark chocolate as the main ingredients.

The bite-size sugary treat was created by Ruth Booe of the Rebecca Ruth Candy Co., in 1936, in Frankfort, the state capital just north of Louisville.

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.

In general, when parents allow it, foods containing alcohol are fine in small amounts and when not swimming in a drunken sauce. Kids who don't ordinary consume alcohol may find the taste disturbing as well.

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!

Naturally, if you are feeding children, you can leave it out. The bourbon just adds a richness to the pie and increases the nuttiness.