Festive Rum or Bourbon Balls

 Can you believe that I've never made rum or bourbon balls!  Until now, that is!  Wow are these yummy!  Since I had a bottle of banana rum in stock, I decided to make rum balls this time.  I wasn't sure how "boozy" they would be, but the amount of rum is just right... not to strong, but enough to taste.  Next time I am going to try these with coconut rum and roll them in coconut instead of confectioner's sugar.  I served them last night to rave reviews. 

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

½ cup white sugar

3 Tablespoons corn syrup

½ cup rum (I used banana rum)

1 box Nilla Vanilla Wafers, crushed

1 cup finely chopped pecans (optional)

Confectioner's sugar (about 1 ½ cups)

DIRECTIONS:

·       Melt the chocolate chips: place chocolate chips in microwave safe medium bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds; stir and heat for 30 more seconds.  Stir again and continue to heat at 20 second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth.

·       Stir in sugar and corn syrup.  Blend in rum until well mixed.

·       Add crushed vanilla wafers and chopped pecans. Mix until well combined.

·       Pinch off mixture and roll into bite sized balls. 

·       Roll the balls in confectioner’s sugar.

·       Store in covered container.