WebIn a large bowl, sift cocoa and powdered sugar together. Add the whiskey and corn syrup; mix until well blended. Fold in crushed vanilla wafers and nuts and mix thoroughly. …
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the wafer crumbs, pecans, cocoa and 1 cup of the confectioners sugar. In a second bowl, combine the corn syrup and bourbon together completely. Slowly add the crumb mixture to the bourbon mixture and stir until combined. Roll the doughs into 1 inch balls. Next each cookie ball gets rolled in powdered sugar.
At their core, bourbon balls are a no bake candy that contains a smooth bourbon pecan filling and chocolate. From there, it varies. Some recipes call for soaking the pecans in bourbon for an hour or overnight; others include butter, shortening, or corn syrup.
Roll the balls in powdered sugar once, or even twice if the powdered sugar starts “melting” in. Allow the cookie balls to sit for at least 12 hours before serving so the flavors can meld together. I found several recipes that allowed for different types of alcohol to be used in place of the bourbon, such as rum, whiskey, etc.
These tasty chocolate covered low carb peanut butter balls are the perfect party treat. With only 2 grams of net carbs per serving, you have room to indulge! Combine butter, peanut butter, powdered sweetener, and vanilla extract (if using) in a medium-sized bowl.