Best 10 Lemon Cassis Bonbons Recipes

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Indulge in a delightful journey of flavors with our tantalizing Lemon Cassis Bonbons, a captivating confection that harmoniously blends the vibrant zest of lemon with the luscious essence of black currant. These delectable treats are meticulously crafted to deliver a symphony of taste sensations, offering a perfect balance of sweet, tart, and tangy notes.

For those seeking a classic culinary experience, our Traditional Lemon Drops recipe embodies the essence of simplicity and purity. These timeless candies exude a refreshing citrus flavor, capturing the essence of sun-kissed lemons in every bite.

If you desire a touch of sophistication, embark on a flavor adventure with our Cassis Bonbons. These elegant candies showcase the alluring depth of black currant, complemented by a hint of lemon that adds a refreshing twist.

For those who relish a unique culinary experience, our Lemon-Cassis Bonbons unite the vibrant flavors of lemon and black currant, creating a harmonious symphony of tastes. These candies offer a captivating interplay of sweet and sour, leaving a lasting impression on your palate.

Each recipe in this article provides detailed instructions and helpful tips to guide you through the candy-making process, ensuring success in your culinary endeavors. Whether you're a seasoned candy maker or just starting your confectionery journey, these recipes offer a range of options to suit your skill level and preferences.

Embark on a delectable journey as you explore the world of Lemon Cassis Bonbons. With their vibrant flavors and captivating textures, these candies are sure to tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

LEMON CREAM BONBONS



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I used to save these special treats just for Christmastime. But they're so easy and in such demand with my family that I now keep them on hand all year-round. As pretty as sugarplums, they make lovely gifts, too.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 pound dark chocolate candy coating, melted
4 ounces white candy coating, melted

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, lemon zest, juice and extract. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Cover and freeze for 2 hours., Using a small ice cream scoop, drop mixture by 1-in. balls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Cover and freeze for 1 hour., Working with a few frozen balls at a time, dip into melted chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Let stand until set., Spoon melted candy coating into a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag. Cut a small hole in the corner of bag; drizzle coating over candies. Store in the refrigerator. Remove from the refrigerator just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105 calories, Fat 7g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 28mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CASSIS BONBON SANDWICH



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1000 grams cassis (blackcurrant) fruit puree
1110 grams granulated sugar
20 grams pectin
200 grams glucose syrup
15 grams citric acid
Twelve 2-by-6-inch chocolate bars

Steps:

  • Line a half sheet pan with a silicone baking mat.
  • Bring the cassis puree to a boil in a pot, continuously stirring to prevent scorching. Combine 110 grams of the sugar with the pectin using a whisk, add to the fruit puree and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the remaining 1000 grams sugar to the fruit puree in three or four batches, continually whisking. Then add the glucose syrup. Continue to cook, whisking, until a candy thermometer inserted in the mixture reaches 225 degrees F. Then whisk in the citric acid. Quickly pour the mixture onto the prepared sheet pan and cool the mixture completely in the refrigerator.
  • Cut the fruit pate into 2-by-6-inch strips and sandwich between two chocolate bars to serve.

LEMON CASSIS BONBONS



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These delicate little cookies may look as if they came from a French bakery, but the recipe -- also featured on Martha Stewart Living TV -- is actually quite simple. After baking, you need only pour the warm cassis glaze over the bonbons; once they're dry, decorate them with easy-to-make Royal Icing.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes about 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 12

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
3 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
3/4 teaspoon pure lemon extract
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 2/3 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon cassis
Royal Icing

Steps:

  • Make the bonbons: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper, and set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar on medium speed. Add 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract, lemon zest, and salt. Mix to combine.
  • Add milk, and reduce mixer speed to low. Slowly add cake flour, and mix until well blended and the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
  • Transfer the dough to a clean work surface, and divide in half. Roll each half into a 14-inch-long log. Cut each log into fourteen 1-inch pieces. Roll each piece into a dome. Place domes on prepared baking sheet, spaced 1 1/2 inches apart. If dough becomes too soft to handle, chill for a few minutes.
  • Bake bonbons until firm but not golden, 25 to 27 minutes. Transfer bonbons to a wire rack set over a piece of waxed paper to cool.
  • Make the glaze: In a small bowl, stir together remaining 3 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup hot water, corn syrup, oil, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract until smooth. Add cassis, and stir until smooth.
  • Pour half of the warm glaze over the tops of the bonbons. Let bonbons set, about 15 minutes.
  • Repeat Step 7. Wait until glaze is dry, then decorate bonbons with royal icing: Place royal icing in a pastry bag fitted wtih the tip of your choice; pipe icing onto bonbons. Place decorated bonbons on a wire rack to set.

PEPPERMINT BONBONS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

14 ounces heavy cream
4 ounces sugar
3 ounces sorbitol
2 ounces inverted sugar
1 ounce dextrose powder
1 ounce peppermint extract
1 vanilla bean, split and seeded
5 tablespoons butter
7 ounces 65-percent dark chocolate
7 ounces 38-percent milk chocolate

Steps:

  • In a large pot set over medium heat, add the cream, sugar, sorbitol, inverted sugar, dextrose, peppermint and vanilla seeds, and cook until a candy thermometer inserted in the pot reads 113 degrees F. Cool the mixture to 95 degrees F.
  • In a separate pot, heat the butter, dark chocolate and milk chocolate to melt, then cool the chocolate to 86 degrees F. Using an electric hand mixer, blend the chocolate with a little of the cream mixture. Slowly mix in the remaining cream mixture. Cool to 82 degrees F, then pipe into the bonbon molds and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

CAYENNE GANACHE AND LEMON JELLY FILLED CHOCOLATE BONBONS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 13h10m

Yield 30 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 13

10 ounces cream
1 ounce glucose
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
12 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
2 ounces butter, room temperature
1/2 recipe Lemon Jelly, recipe follows
30 chocolate shells
Melted dark chocolate, for sealing
1/2 ounce pectin
23 ounces sugar
20 ounces lemon juice
2 ounces glucose
1/4 ounce citric acid

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan, bring the cream, glucose, and cayenne to a boil. Pour over the dark chocolate. Stir until emulsified. Add the butter. Allow to cool to 80 degrees F. Place in a pastry bag.
  • Pipe a small amount of the cold Lemon Jelly into a chocolate shell. Pipe the ganache over the jelly. Allow to set overnight in a cool place.
  • Seal the ganache with melted dark chocolate. Refrigerate for 10 minutes, then turn out of the mold.
  • Mix the pectin with the sugar. In a medium saucepan, bring the lemon juice to a boil. Add the sugar and pectin mixture. Add the glucose. Boil to 225 degrees F. Remove from the heat and add the citric acid. Allow to cool, and then refrigerate.

LEMON-CASSIS MARTINI



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Categories     Liqueur     Vodka     Alcoholic     Cocktail Party     Cocktail     Lemon     Bon Appétit     Drink

Yield Makes 2 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 7

3/4 cup vodka
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon crème de cassis
Ice cubes
Lemon peel twists

Steps:

  • Mix first 4 ingredients in glass measuring cup. Let stand 10 minutes. Strain into martini shaker or another cup. Mix in cassis. Add ice; shake or stir until very cold. Strain into glasses. Garnish with lemon.

BONBONS



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This recipe was made by my mother only around Christmas time. Now, I carry on the tradition of this sweet confection.

Provided by Diane

Categories     Desserts     Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Time 2h20m

Yield 75

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup margarine, softened
2 pounds confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
3 cups coconut
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening

Steps:

  • In large bowl, combine margarine, confectioners' sugar, condensed milk, coconut, chopped walnuts and vanilla. Stir well. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours, or until mixture has thickened enough to roll into balls. Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place close together, but not touching, on cookie sheets. Freeze until hard.
  • While bonbons are freezing, line a cookie sheet or flat surface with waxed paper. Combine chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler, over, not in, simmering water. Stir until melted. Using a toothpick or a fork, dip each bonbon in the melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper to dry. When chocolate has hardened, store bonbons in plastic bag in the freezer.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 144.9 calories, Carbohydrate 18.9 g, Cholesterol 1.8 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 36.7 mg, Sugar 17.5 g

HOMEMADE CASSIS



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Black currants are grown widely in Burgundy. This traditional liqueur showcases their deep, almost musky flavor.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Yield Makes 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 cups (10 ounces) fresh black currants, stems removed
1 cup sugar
2 cups brandy or Cognac

Steps:

  • Using a potato masher, mash currants in a medium saucepan. Add sugar and 1 cup water; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved and fruit has released all juices, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
  • Remove pan from heat; stir in brandy or Cognac. Transfer to a glass jar. Seal tightly, and refrigerate 1 week.
  • Strain mixture through a sieve into a medium bowl. Pour again through sieve lined with cheesecloth into a clean jar. Refrigerate at least 1 week before using, to allow flavors to develop.

LEMON BON BONS



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Make and share this Lemon Bon Bons recipe from Food.com.

Provided by grandma2969

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h15m

Yield 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter
1/3 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon soft butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • mix butter with sugar till light and fluffy -- add cornstarch and flour, mixing well.refrigerate until easy to handle.about 1-2 hours.
  • preheat oven to 350* --
  • shape dough into 1" balls.
  • Place balls on nuts scattered on waxed paper.
  • flatten with bottom of glass .
  • put cookies, nut side down on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • bake 15 minutes.
  • frost with bon bon frosting.
  • to prepare BON BON FROSTING:.
  • blend sugar, butter and lemon juice.till smooth.if desired, add yellow food coloring.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 900.5, Fat 57.2, SaturatedFat 30.7, Cholesterol 124.5, Sodium 337.1, Carbohydrate 94.1, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 40, Protein 5.9

CASSIS-SPLASHED MELON WITH FRENCH VANILLA ICE CREAM & BLACKB



Cassis-Splashed Melon With French Vanilla Ice Cream & Blackb image

This is a super easy summer dessert that could easily be served to guests. The adult version includes cassis, a French liqueur. You could easily adjust this for kids by omitting the cassis. This idea came from Rachael Ray. Enjoy!

Provided by LifeIsGood

Categories     Frozen Desserts

Time 10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 ripe cantaloupe, quartered and seeded
1/2 cup cassis liqueur (or syrup)
1 pint French vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
1/2 pint blackberry (or more, to taste)

Steps:

  • Cut off a sliver of each melon wedge bottom, so that they will sit nicely on a plate.
  • Pour 2 tablespoons of cassis liqueur or syrup across each melon wedge.
  • Scoop 1 ball of ice cream onto each wedge of melon.
  • Garnish each with blackberries and serve.
  • Simple as that!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 623.8, Fat 17.8, SaturatedFat 11.1, Cholesterol 98.4, Sodium 88.7, Carbohydrate 38.6, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 34.7, Protein 5.4

Tips:

  • To make the lemon and cassis bonbons, ensure the ganache is completely cool and set before coating it in chocolate.
  • When melting the chocolate, use a double boiler or microwave method to prevent overheating and seizing.
  • Work quickly when dipping the ganache balls into the melted chocolate, as the chocolate can harden quickly.
  • Place the bonbons in the refrigerator or freezer to set completely before serving.
  • For a variation, try using different flavors of ganache, such as orange, raspberry, or pistachio.
  • You can also decorate the bonbons with sprinkles, chopped nuts, or edible glitter for a festive touch.

Conclusion:

These homemade lemon and cassis bonbons are a delightful treat that combines the bright citrus flavor of lemon with the rich, fruity notes of cassis. They are perfect for any occasion, whether it's a dinner party, a holiday gathering, or just a special treat for yourself. With their elegant appearance and delicious taste, these bonbons are sure to impress your friends and family.

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