Coffee-Kahlua Balls

Submitted by Cookin-jo

"Similar to rum balls, but with a coffee-Kahlua flavour instead. From Chatelaine magazine."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 38

ingredients

• 250 g vanilla wafers or 250 g purchased vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1⁄3 cup Kahlua or 1/3 cup other coffee liqueur
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 3⁄4 cup chopped nuts
• 1⁄2 cup icing sugar, for rolling

directions

1. Pulse wafers in a food processor until finely ground.
2. Stir coffee granules in Kahlua until dissolved. Stir in corn syrup, 1 cup icing sugar and crumbs until evenly mixed. Stir in nuts.
3. Shape mixture into 1 inch balls and place on a waxed paper lined tray or baking sheet.
4. Roll balls in 1/2 cup icing sugar.
5. Store in an airtight container with waxed paper between the layers and keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks but at least overnight. Flavours improve with time.

Reviews

[Mia in Germany]

Made them to use up a bag of gluten and fructose free cookies which were impossible to eat... I think this recipe improved the cookies very much, but the cookies didn't improve the recipe. I don't like the strong Kahlua taste, so I gave them to MIL who said they were good. Made for Comfort Cafe Snowqueen's Round 2010.

 

[mydesigirl]

This has a mild Kahlua flavor-very nice! It was very easy to put together but I had to fight the mix into balls. LOL! It was really sticky. I used almonds that I ran through the food processor. Thanks so much for posting! Made for the Comfort Cafe event.

 

[Cook in the Creek]

These are amazing! So easy and so delicious, more mellow tasting than traditional rum balls. The flavour really does improve over a few days so plan to make them ahead of time. I've made these for Christmas the last two years and they always disappear quickly from the cookie plate.