BON BON LAND RECIPES

Steps:

• Line baking sheet with aluminum foil; place into freezer 10 minutes.
• Scoop 6 (1/3 cup) ice cream balls; place onto prepared baking sheet. Freeze 2-3 hours or until very firm.
• Place butter and chocolate chips in 1-quart saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, 4-5 minutes or until smooth. Stir in milk; cool to room temperature.
• Working quickly with 1 ice cream ball at a time, lift frozen ice cream balls from baking sheet with large spoon. Hold over melted chocolate; spoon chocolate over ice cream ball evenly coating all sides. Carefully slide ice cream ball from spoon back onto cookie sheet. Return to freezer at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.
• Place ice cream bon bons on individual dessert plates; garnish with whipped cream and strawberries.

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.