Cocoa Rum Balls

Special Diet Notes: Cocoa Rum Balls

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, peanut-free, soy-free, and vegetarian. Optionally egg-free and vegan.

Cocoa Rum Balls

 

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Author: Alisa Fleming

Serves: 46

Ingredients

• 1-12 ounce package vanilla wafers (such as Country Choice or vegan variety if needed), crushed
• 1 ½ cups chopped nuts
• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
• ½ cup light rum
• 3 Tablespoons light corn syrup
• ⅛ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine vanilla wafer crumbs, chopped nuts, the ¾ cup powdered sugar, and cocoa.
2. Mix in rum and corn syrup.
3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in powdered sugar.
4. Store rum balls in an airtight container for 2 to 3 days prior to serving for best flavor. If desired, roll them again in powdered sugar before serving.

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• Non-Alcoholic – Substitute ½ cup orange juice and 1 teaspoon grated orange peel for the rum.
• Coconut – Use coconut rum in place of the light rum, and roll in grated coconut.