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    Bonbons Recipe | Christmas Bonbons

    Last Updated On: Apr 14, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Bonbons are tiny bite size morsels of fruit cake heaven. This delicious bites is a perfect way to use up leftover fruit cakes.

    Christmas Bonbons

    Plum Cake Balls or Christmas Bonbons Recipe with step by step pictures. Fruit Cake Balls or Leftover Plum Cake Balls Recipe.

    I am here with an awesome recipe which I waited so long to post. This is the first dish which I made when I thought of doing Christmas recipes. Hope you all are busy in packing and sending gifts to your friends. I would love if you include this in your gifts. Because it is such an awesome  dish and everyone will love it for sure.

    This is one of Nigella lawson’s recipe and you all know that her recipe never fails. I found this in one of her cookbook “Nigella Christmas”. I made it as soon as I saw that. Later took a few to my friends and everyone totally loved it and they asked for more.

    Table of Contents

    • About Bonbons
    • How to Make Bon Bons
    • Pro Tips
    • Bonbons Using Fruit Cake 
    • Bonbons using Christmas Pudding
    • Recipe Card
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Bonbons Recipe | Christmas Bonbons Recipe | Plum Cake Balls

    About Bonbons

    This bonbons tasted like rich rich chocolate truffles. It had a deep chocolate flavour from the cake as well as the dark chocolate. In her recipe she used christmas pudding, but I used chocolate cake and adjusted  few things as per my taste. I used the chocolate cake recipe from my blackforest cake. You could use any store bought chocolate cake or plum cake or make one at home..

    Cake Balls Recipe which taste so delicious and is easy to make as well. If you have leftover fruit cakes from christmas lying in the fridge then use that to make this. It is easy and tasty too.

    Similar Recipes,

    Chocolate plum cake, White fruit cake, Christmas Pudding, Rum Raisan Cake, Rum Fruit Cake

    How to Make Bon Bons

    • Crumble cake in a bowl. Add buttercream and mix well.
    • Shape it into balls. Chill in fridge for 1 hour.
    • Melt chocolate in a bowl.
    • Spoon little chocolate on each ball and top with sprinkles.
    • Let it set for few mins and then serve.

    Check this coconut jaggery milk balls recipe too.

    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    Pro Tips

    1)Make the dough balls and store in freezer for at least 1 to 2 hours.

    2)Use good quality chocolate chips for melting. I used chocolate melts.

    3)Dip frozen balls in melted chocolate so it set immediately.

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

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    Bonbons Using Fruit Cake 

    1)Crumble fruit cake in a bowl

    2)Add some buttercream

    3)Crumble it well

    4)Make small balls. Place it in fridge and let it set for 1 hour

    5)Take some dark chocolate in a bowl

    6)Melt it gently till smooth

    6)Take the ball from fridge.

    7)Spoon some melted chocolate on top

    8)Top with sprinkles

    10)serve

    Bonbons using Christmas Pudding


     

    Take your chocolate chips in a bowl and melt them

     

     

    crumble your christmas pudding in a bowl

     

    add icing sugar

     

    honey

     

    add it in

     

    pour over the chocolate

     

    and start mixing

     

    all mixed well

     

    take a tbsp of this in your hands

     

    and roll into balls

     

    arrange it in a foil lined tray

     

    all done

     

    pop it into the fridge for 30 mins.

     

    now take your milk chocolate in a bowl

     

    and melt it

     

    now take a tiny spoon of this

     

    and dollop it over the bon bons

     

    it will form shape as it drizzle down..

     

    all done

     

    top with tutti fruity

     

    looks awesome

     

    Enjoy  
     

     

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    Bonbons Recipe | Christmas Bonbons Recipe | Plum Cake Balls

    Bonbons Recipe | Christmas Bonbons Recipe | Plum Cake Balls with step by step pictures. Fruit cake balls is an easy dessert you could ever make with leftover christmas fruit cake.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 to 10 balls
    Author: Aarthi

    Ingredients

    Bonbons Using Fruit Cake

    • 2 cups Plum cake
    • 3 tbsp Butter Cream
    • 1 cup Dark chocolate
    • Sprinkles as needed

    Bonbons Using Christmas Pudding

    • 3 cups Christmas pudding
    • 1 cup Dark Chocolate
    • ¼ cup Honey
    • 3 tbsp Confectioners Sugar
    • 1 cup Milk Chocolate
    • Glaced Cherries

    Instructions

    Bonbons using Fruit Cake

    • Crumble cake in a bowl. Add buttercream and mix well.
    • Shape it into balls. Chill in fridge for 1 hour.
    • Melt chocolate in a bowl.
    • Spoon little chocolate on each ball and top with sprinkles.
    • Let it set for few mins and then serve.

    Bonbons using Christmas Pudding

    • Melt dark chocolate chips in a bowl over double boiler or in microwave until completely melted and set aside to cool a bit.
    • Now crumble your christmas pudding in a mixing bowl. Add icing sugar, honey and melted chocolate in that. Mix well until everything is combined.
    • Now take a tablespoon of this mixture and roll into small balls. And arrange it in a foil lined tray. Set this in fridge for 30 mins.
    • Mean while melt your white chocolate in a double boiler or in microwave until completely melted and set aside to cool a bit.
    • Take a tiny spoonful of the melted chocolate and spoon it over the chilled bon bons and top it with tutti fruity or sliced cherries..
    • Put it back in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
    • Pack it and give as gifts or enjoy all by yourself..

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