Sugar's remake of Cherry Rum Balls Hi everyone, I ran in to this recipe yesterday and decided to make them for today's gathering. I found them to be a bit dryer than I expected with so many cookie crumbs, so I added one entire package of chocolate chips, not one cup. I also used Rumchata instead of regular rum whih was a bit milky but the taste is not as strong and taste wonderful with a hint of cinnamon!. I then doubled them in powder sugar at the end. The outcome was awesome! Here is my recipe Sugar Prep Time: 25 Minutes Skill Level: Intermediate(I thought it was easy)
Ingredients Sugar:1 12ounce of Hershey's semi-sweet milk chocolate . original:1 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips Sugar: 2 cups Rumchata Original:. 1/2 cup rum Sugar: .I doubled the 1/4 cup of light syrup Original: 1/4 cup light corn syrup . 3 cups fine vanilla wafer crumbs(about 80 cookies, crushed) Sugar: I used walnuts, it's what I had at hand Original:. 1-1/2 cups finely chopped pecans . 1/2 cup powdered sugar Sugar: 1 cup of dried cherries I mixed in with the walnuts all in the mixture Origianal:. 48 red candied cherries , halved* Sugar: I did not measure the last of the powder sugar, I just placed some in a bowl and rolled them till complete covered,adding more moisture. Original:. 1/3 cup additional powdered sugar for second rolling Directions 1. Place chocolate chips in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted. Stir in rum and corn syrup. 2. Stir together vanilla wafer crumbs, pecans, and 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Drizzle chocolate mixture over crumb mixture, stirring until well blended. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls; roll in powdered sugar. If desired, place cherry half in center of each cookie, pressing down lightly. 3. Store in airtight container several days to develop flavor. Before serving, roll balls in additional powdered sugar, if desired. About 4 dozen cookies. It did make a lot and they were great! Enjoy Sugar "May you by your good life show your works in the gentleness of wisdom. James 3:13" -Sugar --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
