Maple Cream Bonbons Food

MAPLE CREAM BONBONS

Steps:

• In bowl cream the butter, sugar and maple flavoring until smooth.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Shape into 1in balls.
• Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets.
• Freeze until firm.
• Melt chips together, dip balls and place back on the wax paper lined sheets.
• Refrigerate until hardened.
• Store in the refrigerator.

IRISH CREAM BONBONS

Steps:

• Put oreos in food processor and process them into fine crumbs.
• Weigh powdered sugar and add to oreos and process well.
• Add nuts and process well While food processor is running, add Irish cream and process well until stiff dough forms.
• You may need to add more Irish Cream in order to make it the consistency of cookie dough.
• Remove from food processor and place on glass dish.
• Cover in plastic wrap and put in refrigerator for an hour.
• Using the large side of a melon baller, form into small, uniform balls.
• Melt Almond Bark in microwave until smooth.
• Dip bon bons in almond bark and place on waxed paper until set.
• This can be very messy.
• I use a candy dipping utensil.
• Once bon bons are set, melt white chocolate in small glass container in the microwave until chips are melted and stir until smooth.
• Place in ziplock baggie and snip a small hole in the corner.
• Drizzle small white chocolate stripes over the top of the bon bons.
• These are best when they sit for 3 days or so.
• Keep refrigerated during setting time.
• Make great gifts.

CHOCOLATE CREAM BONBONS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, pecans, milk and butter. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Cover and refrigerate overnight., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip balls in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. (If balls are too soft to dip, freezer until firm, 3-5 minutes.)

MAPLE CREAM CANDY

Steps:

• Lightly oil a 9- by 9-inch square pan, or a baking sheet.
• In a small heavy-duty saucepan (about 2 quarts) mix together the maple syrup, sugar, cream, and corn syrup.
• Fit a candy thermometer to the side of the pan and heat until the temperature reaches 236 degrees, tilting the pan to submerge the bulb, if necessary, to gauge the correct temperature.
• Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the mixture into the metal bowl of a standing electric mixer.
• Submerge the thermometer in the candy mixture until it has cooled to 110 degrees, which will take a while.
• (tip: you can put the bottom of the bowl in ice water to speed up the process; but don’t stir the mixture to cool it down).
• When the temperature is 110 degrees, add the vanilla and beat the mixture until it just begins to thicken and loose its gloss.
• Overmixing will make it grainy, so keep an eye on it.
• Stir in the nuts and spread the mixture into the square pan or onto the baking sheet, forming it into a 9-inch square with your (clean) hands.
• Allow to cool completely, then remove from the pan and cut into squares.
• To remove it from a square pan, run a sharp knife around the inside of the pan to loosen it, then cut it in half.
• Use a metal spatula to pry the candy loose a bit (it will be flexible).
• Invert the pan a shake it to coax the maple cream candy out.

MAPLE CREAM BONBONS

Steps:

• 1. Cream the butter, sugar and maple flavoring till smooth.
• 2. stir in walnuts
• 3. Shape into one inch balls, place on cookie sheets covered with either waxed paper or tin foil.
• 4. Freeze until firm
• 5. In microwave or heavy saucepan melt the chips.
• 6. Carefully dip the balls in melted chip mixture and place on wax paper or foil lined baking sheets.
• 7. Refrigerate till hardened.
• 8. Store bonbons in refrigerater.
• 9. Enjoy!!