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Vanilla Rum Balls
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Vanilla Rum Balls.
It’s never too soon to start planning your holiday baking. I’ve been testing out a few recipes on my work family and these Vanilla Rum Balls will definitely make the cut.
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Crushed vanilla wafers are blended with pecans, confectioners sugar, cocoa, honey, water and rum. The mixture will have a coarse texture but can easily be packed and rolled into balls.
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Once rolled, you can dip the rum balls in powdered sugar or finely chopped pecans or as I attempted….finely chopped white chocolate. Yes, I said attempted. I really thought the white chocolate was brilliant.
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Right up until I tried to roll the balls in it. Using my warm hands to help coat them wasn’t the best idea. It seems chocolate does melt in your hands :)
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These were delicious. I can say with certainty that I’m quite fond of Vanilla Rum Balls. They will make a wonderful addition to our cookie trays when we {Share the Love} for the holidays.
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Vanilla Rum Balls
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups crushed vanilla wafers about 75 wafers
- 1 cup ground pecans
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 3 Tbl. baking cocoa
- 1/4 cup rum
- 3 Tbl. honey
- 2 Tbl. water
- 2 white chocolate baking squares 2-ounces, very finely chopped
- additional confectioners sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine water crumbs, pecans, confectioners’ sugar and cocoa. Combine the rum, honey and water; stir into crumb mixture.
- Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in white chocolate or confectioners’ sugar. Store in an air tight container.
- Yield 3 1/2 dozen.
If you loved these Vanilla Rum Balls, you might also enjoy our Chocolate Rum Balls.
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