Things You'll Need:
- chocolate wafer crumbs, or regular.
- ground allspice
- sugar
- dark rum
- chocolate chips
- chocolate sprinkles
- cocoa
- corn syrup
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Step 1
2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs or regular.
1/2 tsp ground allspice
2 tsp cocoa
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp corn syrup
1/3 cup dark rum
1/2 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup chocolate sprinkles -
Step 2
Into a large bowl, sift together 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar, the cocoa powder and allspice.
Stir in the rum and corn syrup. -
Step 3
Stir in 2 cups crushed vanilla wafers in and mix well.
Place in the refrigerator to firm up slightly, about 30 minutes. -
Step 4
(The mixture will appear crumbly and dry;) Place the remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a shallow bowl or dish.
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Step 5
Using your hands Shape into 1 inch balls. place on a tray with wax paper.
roll half the balls in the confectioners' sugar, coating evenly.
Place on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. -
Step 6
In a double boiler, using hot water, melt chocolate.
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Step 7
Let it cool a little.
Dip the other half of the balls into melted chocolate with only a thin coating. -
Step 8
Roll in candy sprinkles.
Place balls on waxed paper lined tray until chocolate is set.
Comments
imsummertoo said
on 1/29/2009 I can't cook at all but always wondered about rum balls. I think I'm going to get some courage and try to make em. Thanks for the info!
painthorse42 said
on 12/4/2008 Yum! Gotta try this for the Holidays! I'm not a drinker, but this really sounds delicous! 5*
hoolihan0519 said
on 11/29/2008 How to make rum balls has to be my new favorite recipe. It sounds so good and easy to boot. Thank you.
ShannaFuentes said
on 11/29/2008 Yummy! I have not had these in a while! Thank you for the recipe!
francigeo6 said
on 11/23/2008 Great recipe. I am already planning on giving these as gifts. Thinking of making them as is and switching out the rum on some of them with Grand Marnier... Thanks so much for the recipe.