Conventional Rum Balls – A Lovely Mess

In the event you’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.

Extra Dessert Concepts: Pink Velvet Cake, Cinnamon Rolls, Cream Pie

Components

• Pecans – You’ll use a meals processor to pulse them into nice crumbs.
• Nilla Wafer Cookies – Or any kind of crispy cookie you like.
• Powdered Sugar – For the cookie recipe (it’s also possible to 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 may have readily available.
• Honey – Select native honey or agave when you want a vegan possibility.

Easy methods 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 properly mixed.

Subsequent, add honey and rum. Mix with a spoon till properly blended. If you should, use your clear arms 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’ll be able to retailer these balls in a container at room temperature for as much as one week. In the event you want to make them forward (or save a few of your batch), it’s also possible to freeze them for as much as three months.
• Some folks wish to maintain their balls in particular person mini cupcake liners (in order that they appear to be a field of goodies) for serving. This a an awesome possibility if making them for a celebration.
• What’s an alternative to Nilla wafers? In the event you don’t have Nilla wafer cookies readily available, you need to use the same crispy store-bought cookie. You may additionally strive it with a smooth cookie, however the closest substitution can be one other crispy cookie.

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