Rum Balls

Submitted by oilpatchjo

"I just found this in a old cookbook of mine I have no idea where the recipe came from except they are very good. Not sure on the yeild as it depends on whose rolling the Rum Balls me or my DH me I make them bigger DH they will be smaller. I wanted to post this because this recipe card keeps popping up and not wanting to lose the recipe here are the Rum Balls enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 24hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 50 rumballs
• Serves: 50

ingredients

• 4 cups wafers (vanillia finely ground)
• 1 cup pecans (finely ground)
• 1 1⁄2 cups icing sugar
• 1⁄3 cup cocoa powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup butter (melted)
• 3⁄4 cup rum (white)
• 1⁄4 cup almond paste
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup chocolate chips (semi sweet optional)

directions

1. Finely grind vanillia wafers and pecans.
2. Combine with the icing sugar coca and stir in the melted butter and rum.
3. Puree the almond paste in a food processor add the sour cream and salt. Mix well and add the melted chocolate mix well.
4. Add the sour cream mixture to vanilla wafer mixture in a large bowl stir until well mixed cover and let stand until firm.
5. Optional roll balls in melted chocolate while the chocolate is still "very" warm as close to hot as it can be refridgerate Rum Balls for 24 hours then put rum balls in tins and freeze.