Dessert

Rum Balls is for Dessert.

Rum Balls takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Rum Balls takes several minutes to cook.

Rum Balls makes 36 servings.

The ingredients for Rum Balls are:

1 1/2 cups (140 grams) almonds
1 1/4 cups (120 grams) finely crushed vanilla wafer cookies
1/2 cup (55 grams) confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons (12 grams) cocoa powder
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 cup (60 ml) rum

Here is how you make Rum Balls:

To toast nuts: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place the oven rack in the center of the oven. Put the nuts on a baking sheet and bake for about 8 minutes, or until lightly browned and fragrant. Let cool completely and then chop the nuts finely with a knife or place the nuts in your food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl.Process the vanilla wafer cookies in the food processor until finely ground. Add the crumbs to the finely chopped nuts. To this mixture add the confectioners sugar and cocoa powder and stir until combined. Add the corn syrup and rum and mix well. Add more rum if necessary. Chill the batter and then shape into 1 inch (2.5 cm) balls.Then roll the rum balls in confectioners sugar, finely chopped nuts, or cocoa powder. If dipping in chocolate, put about 3 ounces (90 grams) of chopped dark chocolate and 1 teaspoon of shortening or butter in a heatproof bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Once melted, remove from heat and dip the balls, one at a time, in the melted chocolate, making sure the entire ball is coated with chocolate. Then, with two spoons or a dipping fork, remove the rum balls from the melted chocolate, allowing any excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. Place the chocolate covered balls on a baking sheet. When all the balls have been dipped in the chocolate, place in the refrigerator until the chocolate has set. Once the chocolate has hardened you can drizzle the rum balls with melted white chocolate.Can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Serve at room temperature.Makes about 3 dozen (36 rum balls).Number of Servings: 36Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CELTIC_WITCH.

The nutritional information for Rum Balls is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 36
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 52.7

• Total Fat: 2.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 11.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 5.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
• Protein: 1.0 g