Chocolate rum balls
December 3, 2008
MAKES 50 BALLS
1 (6-ounce) package Nestle Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
3 tablespoons corn syrup
½ cup rum
2½ cups vanilla wafer crumbs
½ cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 cup nuts, finely chopped
Granulated sugar
Melt chocolate morsels over hot (not boiling) water. Remove from heat. Add corn syrup and rum; set aside. In large bowl, combine vanilla wafer crumbs, confectioner's sugar and nuts. Add chocolate mixture; mix well. Let stand 30 minutes. Form into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Let season in covered container for several days.
Margaret Mierkiewicz
Nutrition facts per ball: 98 calories, 5 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 12 g carbohydrates, 1 g protein, 36 mg sodium, 1 g fiber
