Best 9 Lemon Cream Bonbons Recipes

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Treat your palate to a burst of citrusy delight with our fantastic selection of lemon cream bonbons recipes! These delightful confections are a symphony of flavors, textures, and colors that will transform your taste buds into a joyous celebration. Whether you prefer a classic smooth filling enveloped in a decadent chocolate shell or an explosion of tangy lemon curd encased in a delicate glaze, our curated collection of recipes has something for every palate. So, prepare to embark on a culinary journey as we guide you through the art of crafting these delightful treats, leaving you with a taste of sunshine and a heart full of satisfaction.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

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.

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

HOLIDAY CAKE BON BONS



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Bite-sized bliss! Cake ball bon bons are a snap to make using cake mix and frosting and are an instant hit on any dessert tray.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h

Yield 37

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix, (any flavor)
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy frosting
36 oz (from two 24-oz packages) vanilla or chocolate-flavored candy coating (almond bark)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 15 minutes.
  • In large bowl, crumble warm cake; stir in frosting until well blended. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.
  • Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Shape into balls. (If mixture is too sticky, refrigerate until firm enough to shape.) Freeze 30 minutes.
  • Line another cookie sheet with foil. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave 12 oz candy coating uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 15-second intervals until melted and smooth. Remove one-third of the balls from the freezer. Using 2 forks, dip and roll each ball in coating. Place on foil-covered cookie sheet. Decorate as desired. Refrigerate cake balls about 10 minutes or until coating is set. Melt remaining candy coating in 12-oz batches; dip remaining balls. Serve at room temperature. Store in airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280, Carbohydrate 34 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Serving (2 Bon Bons), Sodium 140 mg, Sugar 29 g, TransFat 1/2 g

BUTTERCREAM BONBONS



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I got this recipe from the Land O'Lakes website many years ago, and they have been part of my annual Christmas baking for many, many years now. I really love these for many reasons. First, they're very tasty. Also, they are simple to make as candy goes. The key to dipping them in the chocolate is being sure the bonbon candies are fully chilled (or they'll start to melt in the hot chocolate, making it difficult to retain their shape). But it's also quite a versatile recipe. I've replaced the standard vanilla extract with other flavors to come up with different flavored bon bons. If you want, you can even add finely chopped nuts. The possiblities are endless. Cooking time is actually the minimum necessary chilling time.

Provided by Northwestgal

Categories     Candy

Time 4h

Yield 60 Bon Bons

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or almond or orange or rum or cherry extract)
4 cups powdered sugar
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening

Steps:

  • Combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until smooth.
  • Add vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
  • Reduce speed to low. While beating at low speed, gradually add powdered sugar until well mixed. (If mixture is too soft, cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to form balls.).
  • Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Cover loosely; refrigerate until firm (2 hours, or overnight if preferred).
  • Melt chocolate chips and shortening in a 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth (3 to 4 minutes).
  • Insert a toothpick into a buttercream bon bon. Holding the toohpick, dip the bon bon into the melted chocolate. Let excess chocolate drip back into saucepan.
  • Place chocolate-covered bon bon on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet, and remove the toothpick. Repeat until all the bon bons are coated with melted chocolate.
  • Place the sheet of bon bons in the refrigerate at least 30 minutes or until the chocolate is firm.
  • Place bon bons in an air-tight container, with a sheet of waxed paper between the layers to keep the bon bons from sticking to one another. Store container in refrigerator (or in the freezer for up to 2 months) until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80.9, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 5.6, Sodium 15.8, Carbohydrate 11.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 10.9, Protein 0.4

CHOCOLATE CREAM BONBONS



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My grandmother gave me this tasty recipe when I was a girl. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of her huge kitchen and all the delicious treats she made. -Joan Lewis, Reno, Nevada

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 20m

Yield about 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup ground pecans or walnuts
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, pecans, milk and butter. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Cover and refrigerate overnight., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip balls in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. (If balls are too soft to dip, freezer until firm, 3-5 minutes.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 84 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 11mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

LEMON CREAM



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This frosting can be used on any yellow or white layer cake. It's very good even on a box mix.

Provided by Tammy

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Lemon

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup water
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 egg yolks
½ cup lemon juice
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup butter

Steps:

  • Combine sugar and cornstarch in heavy saucepan add water and stir until heated, set aside.
  • Beat egg yolks and add lemon juice, stir in small amount of sugar mixture to warm yolks. Combine yolk and sugar mixtures, add butter and return to heat.
  • Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly until thickened. Mixture will resemble pudding. Cool slightly and spread on cooled cake. Makes enough to frost and fill one 8 inch four layer cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.9 calories, Carbohydrate 27.9 g, Cholesterol 71.5 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 56.8 mg, Sugar 25.3 g

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

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.

COOKIES AND CREAM BONBONS



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Mix up your cookie options with these chocolate sweets that offer a creamy surprise inside. Simple white and dark chocolate glazes make for an impressive finish.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food cake mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 egg
30 foil-wrapped white chocolate candy drops with chocolate cookie bits (from 10.5-oz bag), unwrapped
1 oz white chocolate baking bar or vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark)
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheets). Lightly grease or spray cookie sheets. In large bowl, mix cake mix, butter and egg with spoon until dough forms (some dry mix will remain).
  • Shape 1 level measuring tablespoon of dough around each candy, covering completely. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
  • Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until cookies begin to look dry and cracked on surface. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • Make White and Dark Chocolate Glazes. In small microwavable bowl, microwave white baking bar and 1/2 teaspoon of the oil uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. In another small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. Place each glaze in separate resealable plastic food-storage bag. Cut small tip from one corner of each bag. Drizzle glazes over cookies. Store covered.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 150 mg, Sugar 8 g, TransFat 0 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality lemons. This will ensure that your bonbons have a bright, citrusy flavor.
  • Grate the lemon zest finely. This will help to release the oils and flavor of the lemon.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the mixture and make your bonbons smooth and creamy.
  • Add the lemon zest and juice gradually. This will help to prevent the mixture from curdling.
  • Chill the mixture thoroughly before shaping it into balls. This will help to firm up the mixture and make it easier to work with.
  • Roll the balls in confectioners' sugar. This will help to prevent them from sticking together and give them a sweet, slightly crunchy coating.
  • Store the bonbons in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They will keep for up to 2 weeks.

Conclusion:

Lemon cream bonbons are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. They are a great way to use up leftover lemons, and they make a beautiful and impressive gift. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create these delightful bonbons that are sure to please everyone who tries them.

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