Rum Balls

Submitted by PCrocker

"My sister-in-law shared this recipe with me. She makes them for special occasions. Use good quality rum."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 3-4 dozen

ingredients

• 1 (1 lb) box vanilla wafer
• 1⁄2 cup honey
• 1⁄2 cup dark rum
• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped walnuts
• powdered sugar

directions

1. Crush vanilla wafers to a fine crumb.
2. In a large bowl combine wafer crumbs, honey, rum, and nuts.
3. Stir to form a stiff sticky dough.
4. Shape into 1 inch balls and roll in powdered sugar.
5. Store in an air-tight container.

Reviews

[Ackman]

Give your sister-in-law a big KISS!!! These are wonderful!!! We prefer Pecans over Walnuts, so that's what I used. I also try to avoid using corn syrup (YUK) as much as possible & I had plenty of honey, so that worked out just fine. I added 2 T. HERSHEY's UNsweetened Cocao to the powdered sugar (1 c.) YUMMY!!! THANKS for sharing!!!

 

[m0m]

Yummy! With honey and walnuts you can almost fool yourself that these are healthy- at least they are a healthier version of a holiday treat!

 

[A and P B.]

Always remember.... the better the rum, the better the rum balls!! Go with a dark, aged or GOOD flavored rum. (All white rum is too harsh!!)

 

[Halima Dances]

These are always popular with my family and friends. I measure one pound of walnuts but otherwise use all other measurements as written. I love that they are simple and don't contain corn syrup, which is flavorless. The honey adds a nice mellowness to the flavor. I use Bacardi rum but I bet a good vanilla rum would be tasty as well.