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This St. Patrick's Day dessert is only for the grown-ups. Leprechaun Balls have both Irish whiskey and Bailey's in them. Four or five of these will roughly equal a shot, so overindulgence could certainly make you loopy. Too many of these alcoholic little green dessert treats, and you might end out kissing more than a Blarney Stone, this Saint Patrick's Day...lol.
Make Chocolate Coating a Breeze
Ingredients
- box of vanilla wafers
- ½ cup Baileys
- ¼ cup Irish Whiskey
- 2 tsp. cocoa powder
- white chocolate + green food coloring or green candy melts
- *optional holiday candy sprinkles
Instructions
- Crush the vanilla wafers in food processor (or in a plastic bag)
- Separate the crushed wafers â…” in one bowl, â…“ in another.
- Add cocoa powder to smaller portion.
- Pour Bailey's into the larger portion of wafers, and mix thoroughly.
- Pour Irish whiskey into the cocoa & wafer mixture. Mix well.
- Make small (approx. ½ teaspoon size) balls from the whiskey blend.
- Take a scoop of the Bailey's mixture into the palm of your hand and press with fingers of your other hand to flatten out.
- Put a whiskey ball in center, and wrap the flattened Bailey's mix around it. Top with a little more of the Bailey's mix to cover, then roll between palms to form a ball. Repeat.
- Melt the candy melts or white chocolate (add a few drops of green food coloring if you like).
- Use chopsticks (or pop sticks) to dip the balls to coat. (Roll in sprinkles while still a bit warm if you choose)
- Allow to cool on the sticks, or place on waxed paper.
Notes
Approx 4-5 of these will equal a shot.
The Leprechaun Balls can also easily be popped on a stick, if you prefer.
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JLL says
Since I grew up in a little Irish town, these really would be perfect for St. Patty's Day. Still wonder if I could have Irish in me blood, even though I am completely full of German blood. LOL! Love the Irish no matter what!
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
Leave you loopy? Too funny! Very, very pretty too.
Karen says
oh, pretty, and sound quite tasty too.
Cookin' Canuck says
Perfect for St. Paddy's Day! These are the like the leprechaun-inspired version of rum balls.
liam @ the low carb recipes says
These Irish balls look great!
Now there is something i dont get to say often!
Beth says
Took me a second to figure out why your post title said for grown ups! That sure would make St Patrick's Day more interesting! haha
Lorie Shewbridge says
These look sooooo delicious!!
My grandpa Sullivan would really like these. =)
Gonna have to try these sometime soon.
Thanks for sharing. You know I pinned this recipe.
Amanda says
Oh my, I LOVE these! i am totally making them for St Patty's Day.
Whitney at It's Gravy, Baby! says
These are SO cute & I bet they are tasty too!
Brandy says
These look soooo yummy!
Barrie says
These are really fun but super sticky & not very easy to coat in melted candy. It may help to chill before trying to dip in coating 🙂 Saleinte!
julianne says
Approximately how many balls does this recipe make?
Robin Gagnon says
It has been awhile since I made these. They are a little bigger than a typical rum ball, due to the two layers. If I remember correctly it made about two dozen.
sarah at the magical slow cooker says
Too funny, I thought these were for the kids! These really look like a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing!
Roberta @ Mommy Like Whoa says
Yum! I love the name too! I was snickering to myself 🙂 Please come share this at our link party! http://mommylikewhoa.com/2014/03/do-tell-tuesday-14/
Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner? says
These are super cute and I bet super yummy. Better not over indulge on them though, LOL. Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
Mindie Hilton says
Love the name of this dessert. Beautiful pics too. Please come share at Bacon Time linky.
Megin says
Oh, yum! These are so fun and I think they sound divine!
Thank you for sharing this at Brag About It Link Party on VMG206.
~ Megin of VMG206
Blair @ The Seasoned Mom says
These look great, and I know that my Irish-blooded husband would really love them (and the booze in them!). Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Jennifer Johnson says
I am so tempted to make these for our ski trip Monday!
Andi @ The Weary Chef says
Boozy dessert? Yes, please! These look so fun and delicious. Thank you for sharing them with us at Saturday Night Fever! Hope to see you back tonight 🙂
Molly says
Yes! A grown up treat, love it!
I just created a St Patrick's Day board just to put great recipes and inspiration like this on it 🙂 Thank you for linking up to our Lovely Ladies link party, I've included your leprechaun balls in a fabulous round-up on my blog if you'd like to check it out http://bit.ly/1oi8Vbh
Happy St Patrick's Day!
Sarah Day says
They look wonderful. And your commentary is priceless!
Allie says
Yum, almost too pretty to eat, but I'd eat them anyway, so send some my way 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing this on Worthwhile Wednesdays!
~Allie @ http://thecraftiestallie.blogspot.com/