You Can't Eat Just One rum balls
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Author Notes: I've always had a thing for holiday-time treats: fudge, cookies, and so forth. Years ago, my Aunt Renee started making and shipping out as gifts these rum balls, and I waited with eager anticipation each Christmas so that I could receive mine and squirrel them away. I finagled the recipe from her, tweaked it a bit, and have a tin of these hidden in my pantry right now.
These get better over time, so make at least a few days ahead. And make some to share because no one can eat just one! - em-i-lis
Makes about 3 dozen balls
- 2½ cups (1 box) vanilla wafers (I use Whole Foods' organic ones)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar + more for rolling the balls in
- 1 cup walnuts, very finely chopped
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup light (not white!) rum
- Using a ziploc and meat pounder, a food processor, or the like, crush the vanilla wafers well and place in a large mixing bowl. To them add the chopped walnuts and 1/2 c powdered sugar. Set aside.
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler, remove from heat, and add corn syrup and rum. Pour mixture into dry ingredients and stir until thick dough forms (don’t add any more liquid).
- Roll dough into 3/4 - 1 inch balls between powdered palms. Drop balls into small bowl of powdered sugar and roll around until fully coated. Line a container with wax paper and lay the rum balls inside (they can touch each other). Cover and set them aside for a couple of days so that flavors will marry.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best One-Bite Party Snack
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over 1 year ago Summer of Eggplant
Rum balls remind me of my Aunt, thanks! I had forgotten about them, the rum balls, not my aunt.
over 1 year ago em-i-lis
Emily is a trusted source on General Cooking.
:)
over 1 year ago Bevi
My friend used to make rum balls and I can't for the life of me find the recipe. Thanks so much for posting this. It is similar and on the list to make!
over 1 year ago em-i-lis
Emily is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Oh good, Bevi!! I hope these hit the spot. They are totally addictive and yummy!
over 1 year ago Bevi
These went to my Secret Santa, minus the choc. chips.
over 1 year ago em-i-lis
Emily is a trusted source on General Cooking.
It's frighteningly true! :)
over 1 year ago boulangere
Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
Well I don't doubt the title!