Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2011

I made these with Malibu rum and added a splash of Meyers Dark rum. Really nice. I think next time I do that, I might roll them in toasted coconut!

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Monica B

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2011

the dough may be a little dry and the amount of corn syrup and rum isn't really enough to hold together all the dry ingredients, but this can be easily corrected with about 1/4 cup water (or until the dry ingredients are all incorporated). Wet hands with water when rolling up the rum balls and they won't be as sticky.

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LILSWEETFORMOSA

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2011

Corn syrup people - not corn starch. These are great. Use good rum to make the taste yummy.

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HeatherM

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2011

What a wonderful and easy recipe. I used Ritz Crackers in place of the Vanilla Wafers, and used Light Corn Syrup in place of Dark. I did not add the chopped nuts due to allergies, Still the saltiness of the cracker and the sweetness of the sugar gave it a nice balance. I used Dark Rum for this recipe, I think the next time I make these, I'll try Spiced Rum.

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Joedee

Home Town: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2011

I used brandy and almonds in replace of rum and walnuts. I realized as I had already put everything together, I did not have corn syrup. I used maple syrup instead. I coated half in just powder sugar and half with chocolate (as another reviewer suggested). Originally, I thought they were too sweet, however after letting them set for two days, the flavors were amazing! Big hit at a party!

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faithirene

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Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2011

Wow! I made a batch of these for coworkers using Cruzan spiced rum I bought while in St. Thomas, VI and they were a big hit! I did have to add some corn starch to make the balls roll-able but kept to the recipe pretty much. I did up the rum to 1/2 cup so that was likely the problem with the mix. Coworkers loved them so much that I am known for my 80 proof rum balls around the office! Thanks you for such a great treat!

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Ava Flava

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2010

I really wanted to like these. In fact, I ate a lot trying to convince myself I liked them, but they were just so-so to me. I had actually never had a rum ball before, so maybe you have to have a thing for rum balls. I can just think of a lot of other ways I would like to spend calories!

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Lemon Mama

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2010

Yummy! Proportions were perfect. Was going to give them away on Christmas cookie trays but ended up eating them all ourselves. I used a good dark rum everything else the same. Only used the powdered sugar caoting but it added a nice dimension to the cookie. They get more addictively good as they age a few days at room temperature in a sealed container. They are an aquired taste, very sophisticated, children might not like them. I am going to make another batch, they are very easy, the only time consuming thing is rolling them in balls. Recipe states 2" balls, they are very rich, a 1" ball is plenty. As it was I only got about 3 dozen 1" balls out of the batter anyway. A new personal tradition for me, going to make these every year from now on. Want to try different coatings too.

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JUSTCYN

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Living In: Bay Minette, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2010

Great! I made these for a party I recently threw, and they were gone within the first hour! I used Captain Morgan Tattoo Rum, which is a little sweeter than most. I will definitely be making them again. Thanks!

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SpiderQueen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Living In: Kadena, Okinawa, Japan

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2010

AWESOME! I did tweak the recipe a bit but only because I didn't have enough nilla wafers. I used half nilla wafers and half cheap ginger snap cookies from publix. the ginger snaps added a little zip to the balls and I may even do it the same way again. Very Good! I also made the balls 1 inch. 2 inches seems too much.

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