I wanted to see if I could replicate my favorite brown sugar bon bon to share as a holiday treat and the result was a perfect Copycat See's Bordeaux!

Have you ever had a See's Bordeaux? I grew up on that stuff. Every Christmas and Easter there would be no shortage of See's candy around us, and I would always go for the Bordeaux first. I'll take this creamy, rich, sugary bon bon over anything with nuts or caramel. I'm one of those uniquely talented folks who can identify every See's candy from the outside before even taking a bite. I had to avoid biting into that nasty one that tastes like fruitcake, afterall. When I figured out I could actually replicate my favorite bon bon from the comfort of my own kitchen, I was a little thrilled, to put it mildly.

The inside consists of brown sugar, butter, heavy cream, and coffee. No wonder it tastes good, right? Those four ingredients alone could satisfy every sweet tooth craving I'll ever have!

I'm not the best chocolate dipper in the world. In fact, I think I kind of suck at it. Because my first dip wasn't very pretty, I ended up throwing them back in for a double dip and that did the trick! I didn't have chocolate cake sprinkles like you see on the real Bordeaux's but knew I had to pretty them up a bit, so I just put my extra chocolate in a plastic bag, snipped off the corner, and drizzled it on top. Perfection.

Before I took my final photos, I threw my dried bon bons in the freezer with all of my other holiday treats. I can't remember if i simply ran out of time or ran out of daylight, but the final photos didn't happen on the day I made them. Pity, because once you stick them in the freezer and then pull them out, the chocolate loses its shine, but we'll just pretend I didn't do that, mmmm kay?

The inside is a wonderful, sweet, rich, creamy, naughty center. Again, had I not been in a rush and actually allowed these beauties to come to room temperature instead of cutting a frozen one in half, they would have looked even more awesome, but I'm not too proud to admit my mistakes! It didn't stop me from eating them either!

Be sure to scroll down past the recipe to see all of my past year's holiday treats too!!!

Copycat See's Bordeaux I wanted to see if I could replicate my favorite brown sugar bon bon to share as a holiday treat and the result was a perfect Copycat See's Bordeaux! 4.73 from 11 votes Print Pin Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Hover to scale: 30 bon bons Author: Krissy Allori Ingredients 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup whipping cream 1/4 cup whipping cream

1 teaspoon instant coffee (I used a 0.11oz Starbucks Via pack) 1 teaspoon instant coffee (I used a 0.11oz Starbucks Via pack)

pinch salt pinch salt

2 cups sifted powdered sugar 2 cups sifted powdered sugar

12 ounces dark chocolate 12 ounces dark chocolate

1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon butter Instructions Using a heavy bottom saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar together over medium high heat and bring to boil. Allow to boil for about two minutes.

Stir in cream, instant coffee, and salt and allow to come to a boil again for about 30 seconds while stirring constantly to avoid scorching. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Add sifted powdered sugar to mixture and stir in well until a consistent dough is formed. Chill until mixture holds shape similar to play dough, about 2 hours.

Roll sugar dough into 2-inch balls and set on a wax paper lined sheet. Freeze for about 10 minutes for easier dipping.

Melt chocolate and butter at 50% power in 1 minute increments in microwave, stirring after each minute, until melted.

Dip candy balls into melted chocolate and allow to set on the wax paper. Either sprinkle with chocolate cake sprinkles or pipe a very thin stream of chocolate on top, if desired.

Store in airtight container. NUTRITION INFORMATION Calories: 164 kcal | Carbohydrates: 20 g | Fat: 9 g | Saturated Fat: 5 g | Cholesterol: 12 mg | Sodium: 35 mg | Potassium: 93 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 17 g | Vitamin A: 140 IU | Calcium: 17 mg | Iron: 1.4 mg SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER Sign up to have my recipes emailed to you. Free!

To see all of 2014's holiday treats, click the links below:

Five Minute Fudge | Holiday Sugar Cookies | Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies

Peppermint Chocolate Pie | Hazelnut Lemon Curd Thumbprints | Homemade Peppermint Marshmallows

Chewy Molasses Sugar Cookies | Easy Petite Palmiers | Triple Threat Peppermint Brownie Bites

Toasted Coconut Cookies | Walnut Spiced Rum Balls | Mexican Chocolate Truffles

To see all of 2015's holiday treats, click the links below:

Easy Candy Cane Chocolate Truffles | Cherry Almond Thumbprints | Easy Brown Butter Pecan Fudge

Toasted Macadamia Nut Cookies | Salted Vanilla Bean Caramels | Chocolate Peppermint Swirl Cookies

Lynne's Cream Wafers | Mini Pecan Pie Bites | Eggnog Poundcake

Christmas Tree Corn Flake Treats | Devil's Food Crinkles | Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies