Fireballs

Submitted by Slater363

"If you like chocolate & spicy foods ... You're gonna love these!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 36 candies

ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, toasted and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1 1⁄2 - 2 teaspoons tabasco brand pepper sauce
• 1⁄3 cup sugar

directions

1. Melt chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
2. Stir in walnuts, rum and TABASCO brand Pepper Sauce and mix well.
3. Refrigerate mixture about 15 minutes.
4. Shape into 1-inch balls, then roll in sugar to coat.
5. Store in refrigerator.

Reviews

[Engrossed]

Rather good and easy chocolate truffles. The 'fire' from the tabasco isn't noticed until an aftertaste in your throat and then people tend to think it's the rum. I wanted to try these after having hot chocolate in New Mexico that had chile powder in it.