Conventional Rum Balls – A Stunning Mess

If you happen to’ve by no means made conventional rum balls, you’re going to like this recipe! This tasty recipe is made with darkish rum, pecans, Nilla wafer cookies, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, salt and honey. They’re a scrumptious texture with only a trace of rum taste.

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Elements

• Pecans – You’ll use a meals processor to pulse them into fantastic crumbs.
• Nilla Wafer Cookies – Or any kind of crispy cookie you like.
• Powdered Sugar – For the cookie recipe (you can even use this to roll the cookies in as an alternative to cocoa powder).
• Cocoa Powder – For the recipe in addition to rolling the finished balls in.
• Kosher Salt – This ingredient brings out the opposite flavors.
• Spiced Darkish Rum – Or any kind of rum you might have available.
• Honey – Select native honey or agave in the event you want a vegan choice.

Find out how to Make

Start by inserting the vanilla wafers in a meals processor and pulsing till they’re crumbs. Put aside and do the identical factor with the pecans.

Add all of the dry elements (vanilla wafer crumbs, pecan crumbs, powdered sugar, cocoa, a pinch of salt) to a bowl and blend till effectively mixed.

Subsequent, add honey and rum. Mix with a spoon till effectively combined. If you could, use your clear fingers to combine the elements evenly. Do that till all of your combination is barely moist.

Subsequent, press the combination into balls. I rolled mine by hand and ended up with 28 balls from these elements.

Final, roll your completed balls in cocoa powder (you may additionally use powdered sugar) as a garnish.

Retailer at room temperature till able to serve.

Ideas for Making

• You possibly can retailer these balls in a container at room temperature for as much as one week. If you happen to want to make them forward (or save a few of your batch), you can even freeze them for as much as three months.
• Some individuals wish to preserve their balls in particular person mini cupcake liners (in order that they appear like a field of sweets) for serving. This a an awesome choice if making them for a celebration.
• What’s an alternative to Nilla wafers? If you happen to don’t have Nilla wafer cookies available, you need to use an identical crispy store-bought cookie. You might also attempt it with a tender cookie, however the closest substitution could be one other crispy cookie.

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