Rum Balls
Perfect for holiday parties and home-baked gifts!
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄3 cup dark rum
- 1⁄4 cup corn syrup
- 2 1⁄2 cups finely chopped chocolate wafer crumbs
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 3⁄4 cup finely chopped nuts
- cocoa or icing sugar, ground nuts, chocolate wafer crumbs or chocolate sprinkles, for decorating – optional
Preparation
- Melt Chocolate in stainless-steel bowl over hot water.
- Mix in sugar, rum and corn syrup. Stir in chocolate wafer crumbs, Cinnamon and nuts. Mix thoroughly. Scrape down sides of bowl, cover and refrigerate until mixture is firm.
- Form into 1” balls, roll in your choice of cocoa, icing sugar, ground nuts, chocolate wafer crumbs or chocolate sprinkles.
- Layer in an airtight container, placing a sheet of parchment paper between layers. Rum balls will keep for up to 1 month in freezer.
Nutritional Information
Per serving(1 rum ball): Calories 90, Fat 4 g (Saturated 1 g, 0 0 g), Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 50 mg, Carbohydrate 13 g (Fiber 1 g, Sugars 9 g), Protein 1 g.