These rum balls are not for the faint of heart. They are a great baked good for a tailgate, and will knock you down if you eat enough of them.
Time Required: 1 hour
Skill Required: Moderate cooking skills needed; above-average alcohol tolerance encouraged, but not completely necessary
Ingredients:
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup white (powdered) sugar
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 cup dark rum
2 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
1 cup chopped walnuts
Steps:
Melt chocolate over a double boiler, stirring until smooth.
Remove from heat and whisk in 1/2 cup of sugar and the corn syrup, then the rum. (You can add more rum to suit your needs - if it's too runny, add more powdered sugar and wafer crumbs.)
In a separate bowl, mix the vanilla wafer crumbs and walnuts.
Add the chocolate mixture to the nut mixture and stir until well blended.
Place the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar in a shallow bowl.
Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and roll the balls in the sugar to coat evenly.
Cover and refrigerate at least overnight for best flavor.
This makes about 15-20 balls. You can double up the recipe to make more. These can be refrigerated up to 5 days.
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