Bourbon Ball Cheesecake Recipes

PUMPKIN BOURBON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Topping:
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon bourbon whiskey
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• For the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper.
• Combine the pecans, flour, brown sugar, graham cracker crumbs, butter, and egg yolk together in a large bowl. Press the mixture evenly onto the bottom of the springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Turn the oven down to 300 degrees F.
• For the filling: Combine the pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
• Use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese, maple syrup, and bourbon until smooth. Combine with the sour cream and pumpkin mixture. Pour over the prebaked crust. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes, or until the center shows little to no movement when the pan is tapped. Set aside to cool.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• For the topping: Combine the sour cream, bourbon, and sugar together in a small bowl.
• Spread over the cooled cheesecake. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until well chilled. Remove from the springform pan and peel away the parchment paper. Slice and serve.

BOURBON BALL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine butter, flour, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and process until it becomes a smooth ball of dough. Place the dough in an 8-inch springform pan. Press with your fingers over the bottom and slightly up the sides. Prick the dough all over with a fork.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• While the crust cools, beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy and smooth. Add eggs and beat for about 1 minute. Add heavy cream, bourbon, and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Pour into the cooled crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C) and continue to bake until set, 20 to 30 minutes more. Turn the oven off, crack open the door, and keep cheesecake inside for at least 30 minutes. Chill for 1 hour.
• Mix hot fudge topping and bourbon together right before serving. Drizzle over the cheesecake and serve.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE BOURBON BALLS

Steps:

• Bring about 1 inch of water to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Put the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl. Set the bowl over the saucepan, making sure that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water. Let the chocolate sit until melted and smooth, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat.
• Meanwhile, put the cookies in a food processor and process until finely ground (you should have about 1 1/2 cups crumbs). Pour the cookie crumbs into the chocolate. Add the figs, confectioners' sugar, bourbon, condensed milk and vanilla and stir until well blended.
• Cover and refrigerate the mixture until firm enough to roll into balls, about 45 minutes. Spread the granulated sugar in a shallow bowl. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of the mixture and shape into a smooth ball and then roll in the granulated sugar. Serve at room temperature.
• Store the balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a week or in the freezer for up to 1 month.