COCOA RUM BALLS

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This delicious smooth confection is an impressive dessert for the holidays. These are wonderful for parties, and perfect for holiday gifts to your loved ones. A half cup of orange juice plus one teaspoon of freshly grated orange peel can be substituted for the rum in this recipe.

Provided by Leslie

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Liqueur Dessert Recipes     Rum

Time P2DT30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers, crushed
1 ½ cups chopped nuts
¾ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup cocoa
½ cup light rum
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
⅛ cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine vanilla wafer crumbs, chopped nuts, 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, and cocoa. Mix in rum and corn syrup. Shape dough into 1 inch balls; roll in confectioners' sugar.
  • Store rum balls in an airtight container for 2 to 3 days to develop flavor. Roll them again in confectioners' sugar before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.1 calories, Carbohydrate 18.7 g, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 45.7 mg, Sugar 5.4 g

Lee Bearss
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I love these cocoa rum balls! They're the perfect combination of sweet and boozy. I always make them for my holiday parties.


Adebambo Oladele
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These are the best cocoa rum balls I've ever had! They're so easy to make and they taste amazing. I highly recommend this recipe.


Etimbuk Sunday
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Delicious! I made these for a party and they were a huge hit. Everyone loved them.


Andrea Soil Hill
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These were easy to make and turned out great! I used a mix of dark and milk chocolate and they were the perfect combination of sweet and boozy.


Adnan wallana
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Just made these and they are SO good! I used a combination of dark and milk chocolate and they are the perfect balance of sweet and boozy. Will definitely be making these again.


BLACKISH DIME
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I've made these cocoa rum balls several times now and they're always a crowd-pleaser. They're so easy to make and they taste amazing. Definitely a keeper recipe!


tomas torac
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These cocoa rum balls were a hit! They were easy to make and tasted delicious. I used dark chocolate and they were the perfect combination of sweet and boozy.