Rum Balls I

Recipe By Anonymous
Rating
Published Jun 30th
Rum Balls I
Prep - Cook - Additional - Ready In -
Servings 36 balls Calories 101.6

I tried this easy, no-bake cookie recipe for the first time last Christmas and they were a big hit. Simple to make and very yummy!

Recipe Ingredients

  • 3 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
  • ½ cup ground pecans
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 2 teaspoons rum flavored extract
  • ¼ cup confectioners' sugar

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 In a medium bowl, mix vanilla wafer crumbs, ground pecans, cocoa, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, water, and rum flavoring together.
  2. 2 Roll mixture into 1 inch balls, and then roll in remaining confectioners' sugar. Store, covered, about a week before serving.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 101.6
  • Carbohydrate 16.5 g
  • Fat 3.8 g
  • Fiber 0.6 g
  • Protein 0.8 g
  • Saturated Fat 0.8 g
  • Sodium 47.1 mg
  • Sugar 4.6 g

Reviews

  1. jac Dec 15, 2010 07:01 PM
    These turned out very well but were toxically sweet. Instinctually I reduced the amount of sugar to 1/4 of what the recipe called for and they were still too sweet for my liking. Given that you'd only eat 1 or 2 at a holiday gathering they are ideal for a quick no-bake dessert to share - Read more ...
  2. CHOCOMARIA Dec 13, 2007 02:07 AM
    I used all rum instead of the water and rum extract. Excellent!! If you do choose to use rum make sure it's a good quality. No cheaping out!
  3. jane Dec 10, 2007 08:18 PM
    Used 1/4 cup dark rum instead of extract. They were wonderful!
  4. Elizabeth Dec 10, 2007 03:49 AM
    I used 1 12oz. box of vanilla wafers and that was almost exactly 3 cups. I used 3T. of real rum as one of the other reviewers stated and I felt the dough was a little wet, so next time I would use the same amount of rum and all of the crumbs from the - Read more ...
  5. Da Shast Aug 8, 2007 07:15 PM
    These are great - 2 coworkers asked me for the recipe! I kept them frozen and re-rolled them in powdered sugar right before serving. Thanks for posting this!
  6. salvamea45 Jul 8, 2007 02:06 PM
    I really don't like to mix alcohol with sweets but my husband really wanted me to make these. Crashed everything in the food processor oh! And only had Malibu Coconut Rum (didn’t have regular) and the taste is unbelievable! I am hoping to hide them from my husband and wait a week for the flavor - Read more ...
  7. D. Kennedy Dec 16, 2006 11:50 PM
    This is almost exactly like my mother's recipe from the gas company cookbook. Except, what's with the 'rum extract'? Too politically correct for me! Mine calls for 3 tbls of real rum. In fact, I recall my mom sprinkling more rum on days later. She said the longer they sat, the better they were!!!
  8. Scott Smith Dec 11, 2006 03:55 AM
    VERY EASY RECIPE I MIXED EVERYTHING IN A FOOD PROCESSER AND USED A SPICED RUM INSTEAD OF RUM EXTRACT
  9. JESSICAT Dec 23, 2003 08:46 PM
    Great recipe. I made these for Christmas to put into tins and give away. They are alot better as they sit for a while. I used less cocoa powder. Only about 1 T. It's all that I had. They still tasted great.
  10. PINKLADYK Dec 20, 2003 01:18 AM
    EASY NO BAKE - DELICIOUS- could use a real rum liquor also.