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Chocolate-Brandy Balls
Photo: Charisse Kenion

Chocolate-Brandy Balls

8 ingredients 30 min 25 1-inch cookies openrecipes
Chocolate-Brandy Balls
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

381
Calories
6g
Protein
13g
Fat
63g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Syrup not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups coarsely crushed or broken-up vanilla wafers
  • 1 2/3 cups chopped walnuts
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened natural (non-alkalized) cocoa powder or Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest (orange part of the peel), optional (* I did not include the orange zest.)
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) bittersweet chocolate morsels (* I used 2 ounces chopped bittersweet chocolate.)
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons light or dark corn syrup (* I used dark corn syrup.)
  • 3 tablespoons good-quality brandy (* I would suggest adding a little more.)

Directions

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By bunkycooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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