Fireball Cherry Bombs are boozy bite-sized treats made with Fireball whiskey-soaked cherries dipped in white chocolate and coated in red sanding sugar for a fun and fiery party snack.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Chill Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Fireball Cherry Bombs Recipe
Servings: 18cherry bombs
Calories: 45kcal
Ingredients
10ouncesmaraschino cherries with stems
¼cupFireball cinnamon whiskey
5ounceswhite chocolate melting wafers,from a 10-ounce Ghiradhelli package
¼cupcolored sanding sugar sprinkles
Instructions
Drain off ¼ cup of the juice from the jar of maraschino cherries. Be sure to save the lid.
Replace the drained juices with the Fireball cinnamon whiskey. Add the lid back to the jar and close tightly. Gently shake the jar to ensure the whiskey is evenly distributed. Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour or up to overnight. The longer they soak in the Fireball, the stronger the flavor will be.
Line a large plate with a paper towel. Drain the liquids from the jar of cherries then place the cherries to drain, with the stem side up, onto the prepared plate. Pat dry as much of the excess liquid from the outsides of each of the cherries as possible prior to dipping in the white chocolate and sprinkles.
To a small microwave safe bowl add the white chocolate wafers. Heat the chocolate in 30 second increments, being sure to stir between each heating, until fully melted. Stir until smooth. For best results, follow the instructions from the packaging of your brand's wafers.
Holding a maraschino cherry by its stem, dip into the white chocolate until almost fully covered then gently shake off any excess chocolate.
Dip the white chocolate coated cherry into the bowl of colored sanding sugar and gently roll to evenly coat all the chocolate with the sprinkles. Place onto a clean plate lined with parchment paper to allow the white chocolate to firm up. Repeat until all the cherries have been coated in the chocolate, and sprinkles.
Transfer the plate of Fireball cherry bombs to the refrigerator for 30 minutes to allow the chocolate coating to firm up prior to serving.
Notes
Be sure to use a good quality brand of stemmed maraschino cherries to ensure they are plump and uniformly sized with fully intact stems.
It is important that your cherries are patted dry very well before dipping into the melted white chocolate as any excess liquid that gets into the melted chocolate can cause the chocolate in the bowl to seize and not adhere to the cherries.
Vanilla almond bark makes a wonderful alternative to the white chocolate melting discs. Be sure to follow package directions for melting instructions.
You can change the color of sanding sugar sprinkles used to match a theme for your gathering such as sports, birthdays or your holiday celebration.