Rum Balls

Name: Rum Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 255 grams package chocolate wafer cookies; 3 Tbsps light corn syrup; 118 milliliters light or dark rum; 20 servings Nonpareils, optional; 237 milliliters finely chopped pecans; 237 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 118 milliliters sugar

Rum Balls requires around 20 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 20. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 226 calories, 2g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. Not Head to the store and pick up nonpareils, pecans, semisweet chocolate chips, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a dessert.

Instructions

Place wafers in a ziplock bag, seal bag and finely crush cookies using a rolling pin.

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Wafer Cookies

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Rolling Pin

Place chocolate chips in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water (do not let water boil or bowl touch water). Stir occasionally, until chocolate has melted completely.

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Chocolate Chips

Chocolate

Water

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Remove bowl from heat; stir in sugar, corn syrup and rum.

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Corn Syrup

Sugar

Rum

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Bowl

Mix well. Stir in wafers and pecans until a dough forms.

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Pecans

Wafer Cookies

Dough

Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment.

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Baking Sheet

Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough into a 1-inch ball, dusting palms of your hands with confectioners' sugar first to prevent balls from sticking.

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Powdered Sugar

Dough

Roll

Place balls on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Roll balls in nonpareils, if desired. Chill until firm, at least 1 hour, then transfer balls to an airtight container. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 days to mellow the flavor. Keep refrigerated in an airtight container until ready to serve (if stacking, place a layer of waxed paper in between).

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Nonpareils