Description

No Bake Chocolate Rum Balls are a delightful and easy-to-make treat combining crushed vanilla wafers, ground pecans, and rich dark rum. These bite-sized confections are rolled in powdered sugar or sprinkles and chilled to set, making them perfect for holiday parties, gift-giving, or any time you want a quick, indulgent sweet without turning on the oven.

Ingredients

Scale

Dry Ingredients

2 ½ cups crushed vanilla wafers
1 cup pecans, ground
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 Tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons baking cocoa

Wet Ingredients

¼ cup dark rum
3 Tablespoons honey
2 Tablespoons water

For Rolling

Additional powdered sugar and sprinkles for rolling

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Instructions

Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, mix together the crushed vanilla wafer crumbs, ground pecans, confectioners sugar, and baking cocoa until well combined.
Prepare Wet Mixture: In a separate small bowl, whisk together the dark rum, honey, and water until fully blended.
Mix Ingredients: Stir the rum mixture into the dry crumb mixture thoroughly, ensuring all parts are evenly combined to form a cohesive, sticky dough.
Form Balls: Roll the mixture into approximately 1-inch balls using your hands to shape each one tightly.
Coat Rum Balls: Roll each ball in additional powdered sugar or sprinkles to coat them evenly for added flavor and decorative effect.
Chill: Place the coated rum balls on a tray and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, or until firm and set, ready to serve.

Notes

Crush vanilla wafers and pecans using a food processor for fine crumbs or a rolling pin and freezer bag for a manual option.
Store the rum balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator or at room temperature for up to one week, with refrigeration preferred for best texture and freshness.
Try rolling the balls in crushed vanilla wafers, pecans, powdered sugar, or sprinkles for different flavor and texture variations.
You can substitute the 2 tablespoons of water with an equal amount of rum for a stronger rum flavor.
If sprinkles are not sticking well, try lightly dabbing water onto the outside of the balls before rolling them in sprinkles.
Honey can be replaced with maple syrup, corn syrup, or Karo syrup according to your preference.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 rum ball
Calories: 110
Sugar: 9g
Sodium: 30mg
Fat: 6g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Unsaturated Fat: 4g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 13g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 1g
Cholesterol: 0mg