Easy Rum or Bourbon Balls Recipe

Name: Easy Rum or Bourbon Balls Recipe
Total time: 4 hrs 15 mins
Ingredients: 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 0.5 cup white sugar; 3 tablespoons corn syrup; 0.5 cup rum; 2.5 cups crushed vanilla wafers; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 0.33333334326744 cup confectioners' sugar

These chocolate rum balls are a must-have for Christmas! They disappear quickly, so make plenty! For a unique flavor, substitute bourbon for the rum!

Total time4 hrs 15 mins
Prep time10 mins
Cook time5 mins
Yield4 dozen truffles, 24

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Servings

Ingredients

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
0.5 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons corn syrup
0.5 cup rum
2.5 cups crushed vanilla wafers
1 cup chopped walnuts
0.33 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Mix in sugar and corn syrup, then blend in rum. Combine with crushed vanilla wafers and chopped nuts until evenly distributed. Refrigerate until firm.
Shape the chilled mixture into bite-sized balls. Roll in a mix of ground nuts and confectioner's sugar, or just confectioner's sugar. Keep in a covered container.

Nutrition

Calories: 194 kcal
Fat Content: 9 g
Fiber Content: 1 g
Sugar Content: 10 g
Sodium Content: 58 mg
Protein Content: 2 g
Carbohydrate Content: 26 g
Saturated Fat Content: 3 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g