Holiday Rum Balls

Recipe courtesy Lynn Kearney of Food Network Kitchens

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (18)

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COMMENTS & REVIEWS(18)

Prep Time:
25 min
Level:
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Yield:
approximately 3 dozen

Times:

Prep: 25 min
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Cook: --
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

2 cups fine vanilla wafer crumbs
1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar, divided
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped fine
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon dark rum
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

In a large bowl combine wafer crumbs, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, walnuts, rum, corn syrup, butter and knead together. Roll into 1 inch balls and then into remaining confectioners' sugar. Arrange rum balls on a baking sheet, cover well with plastic wrap and let sit for 48 hours.

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recipe Holiday Rum Balls
Caroline Arlington, VA 12-20-2009
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Not that much alcohol
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

There is just over a quarter cup of rum for the entire recipe; if you sat down and ate the entire batch by yourself you'd... probably get a little tipsy (though offset by the amount of food you ingested). But anyone who claims they're getting intoxicated from eating one-two of these things is exaggerating enormously--or is a tee totaler in which case they probably shouldn't be eating the things on principle.Read more
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kim saint claiar, MI 12-25-2008
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Great with Chocolate Chips
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

First time using this recipe. Easy and excellent. I used light corn syrup instead of dark, which was just fine. And, there... was no need to toast the walnuts; worked just fine the way they were. I also put MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS in them. It gave them a a little extra crunch and taste. They tasted like chocolate chip cookie dough with a bonus of rum flavor! I ate most of them myself, but what a nice addition to the Christmas cookies I gave away. Just be sure to warn the recipient because you can "feel" the rum. I used Captain Morgan spiced rum. It was delicious. I will definitely make these every year. YUMMY!Read more
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NAOMI Starke, FL 09-03-2008
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Very easy to make
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is very easy to make and they taste wonderful. I love that you do not have to spend hours in the kitchen to make... these delicious morsels!Read more
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Kim gloucester, VA 06-24-2008
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OK probably would not make again
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

They were just OK...not my thing.
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STEPHANIE Homewood, AL 01-01-2008
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too strong
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I made these for some of my friends for Christmas, and each of them said they made them feel tipsy! Yikes! They were very... easy to make though...Read more
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LESLIE Palo Alto, CA 12-17-2007
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Liquor Balls 3 Ways
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We love these! This year we made them 3 ways for inclusion in our holiday cookie gift tins: 1)Spiced Rum (Cpt Morgan) with... added cinnamon, nutmeg & cardamon 2) Coconut Rum with added shredded coconut mixed into the balls 3) Pecan & Bourbon - no walnuts nor rum, instead used roasted chopped pecans & Makers Mark Bourbon. These are a hit with our crowd... And so fast & easy to make. I roll them in powdered sugar the next day to make them pretty and then store them in the fridge until serving time. Thx foodnetwork for this winning recipe!Read more