{"id":155558,"date":"2022-11-09T16:40:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T21:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/?post_type=recipe&#038;p=155558"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:53:41","slug":"kentucky-bourbon-balls-three-ways","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/recipe\/kentucky-bourbon-balls-three-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Bourbon Balls, Three Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cA subterranean adventure at Mammoth Cave National Park, home of the world\u2019s longest-known cave system with more than four hundred miles mapped and explored to date, is likely to end in one thing: a post-spelunking sipping tour on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, where the state\u2019s historic distilleries have been producing the distinctive corn-based, barrel-aged whiskey since the 1780s,\u201d writes Lydia Ly in her new cookbook, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/1939\/9780760375112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The National Parks Cookbook : The Best Recipes from (and Inspired by) America\u2019s National Parks<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider these Kentucky bourbon balls an easier way to enjoy America\u2019s signature spirit. The no-bake Southern treat was invented in 1938 by Ruth Hanly Booe of Rebecca Ruth Candies (known today as Rebecca Ruth Chocolates). She unveiled her bite-size, booze-infused candy after two years of perfecting the recipe, and they became such a hit that Kentucky and bourbon balls are now inextricably linked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlthough the original recipe is still a secret, you\u2019ll find that bourbon balls are as unique as their star ingredient, with every Kentucky household having their own way of making them,\u201d Ly continues. Below are three different ways you can coat your batch for a holiday spread or your next Derby party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try a few variations on these bite-size, boozy Southern confections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":155559,"template":"","categories":[1780,2391],"tags":[51,29711,3048,50,279],"authors":[],"issue":[],"recipe-type":[2505],"class_list":["post-155558","recipe","type-recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-and-drink","category-recipes","tag-bourbon","tag-food-drink","tag-holiday-recipes","tag-recipes","tag-sweets","recipe-type-sweets"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.3 (Yoast SEO v26.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kentucky Bourbon Balls, Three Ways &#8211; Garden &amp; Gun<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Try a few variations on these bite-size, boozy Southern confections\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/recipe\/kentucky-bourbon-balls-three-ways\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kentucky Bourbon Balls, Three Ways\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Try a few variations on these bite-size, boozy Southern confections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/recipe\/kentucky-bourbon-balls-three-ways\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Garden &amp; 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