Christmas Rum Balls

x 1

The recipe says 'they need two weeks to mature'— HAH!

Serves

Servings

Dessert
Snack
Comfort Food

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 8 cups vanilla wafers approximately 3 boxes, 250 g each
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cups melted butter
  • 2/3 cups cocoa
  • 1/2 cups white rum
  • 1/2 cups pecans finely chopped
  • chocolate shot or sprinkles

Preparation

  1. Combine melted chocolate, sour cream, almond paste, and salt. Cream well and set aside.
  2. In a separate bowl, combine wafers and the rest of the ingredients, except for chocolate shot. Mix until it holds its shape. Add chocolate-sour cream mixture and, if necessary, knead with hands until blended and soft.
  3. Refrigerate until firm enough to form small balls in the palm of your hand, yet soft enough to pick up the chocolate shot. Take tablespoons of the mixture and form into balls, then roll in chocolate shot and put on trays lined with wax paper to harden overnight in the refrigerator.
  4. Put them into tins and refrigerate. If keeping them for more than 4 weeks, they should be frozen. Take them out of the refrigerator a few hours before serving to soften slightly and bring out the rum flavor.