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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008
Never made rum balls before. Recipe was easy and they taste great even without waiting seven days. I made gift bags with 6 each coated with nuts and confectioners sugar.
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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2008
This is my second year with this recipe, and it's THE one! I made them to add to cookie trays, last Christmas, with bourbon and the optional nuts. They were the hit of the tray, and I got a lot of requests for the recipe! Everyone seems to agree, this is the standard by which to measure all rum balls :). This year, I made them with rum, and no nuts. They're also delicious, and I'm packing them with various other homemade candies in tins. I'm sure these will be a hit, as well. Fantastic recipe, deserving of 5 full stars!!!
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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2008
how easy and soooo good at bringing holiday spirit! i used pyrat reserve rum and rolled them in coconut flakes, chopped roasted almonds, cocoa powder, or powdered sugar. a little trick i found to help bigger things like nuts and coconut stick to the outside: roll them in a little water and then roll them in the desired coating.
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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2008
I make these each year for my gift baskets for my hairdresser and her partner. They are a crowd pleaser #1.
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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008
YOWZAAAAA! Fantastic recipe! These taste just like the rum balls my mom made during the holidays. When I told her about them, she said it sounds like the same recipe although she used crushed grahm crackers instead of the vanilla wafers - so there is a substitution if you don't have any Nilla wafers on hand! I do have the following advice for making this candy though: 1. Use the "real" vanilla wafers - off brands with off tastes will affect the quality of your rum balls.The standard 12-ounce box makes your 2 1/2 cups of crushed cookie crumbs. 2. Crush the wafers in two batches in a food processor. This makes them powdery and very easy to mix into the mixture. 3.DO REMOVE THE MELTED CHOCOLATE FROM THE HEAT AS SOON AS ALL THE CHIPS HAVE MELTED and before adding the sugar, alcohol, corn syrup, and cookie crumbs. Even on a gas stove, leaving it on the eye with the heat turned off will make your chocolate "seize" and it won't be teh correct texture you are looking for. 4. Melt the chocolate chips in a 3-quart saucepan on the smallest eye on your stove on Low heat, stirring almost constantly. Once the chips are melted, you can add the remaining ingredients to the saucepan and still have lots of room to stir without making a mess all over the counter. 5. I find the chocolate cools quick enough once you are through stirring to handle and make into balls. The first time I made these, I did refrigerate the mixture and it made it difficult to roll into nice balls - they were kind of
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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2008
My husband is not a dessert eater but he loved these so much he wouldn't let me take a few to the neighbors. I made them with milk chocolate chips, bourbon, and some crushed pecans. They were too strong for my taste, but I'm looking forward to trying them in a week.
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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2008
Delicious! Little messy, but good!
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Reviewed: May 3, 2008
These were were okay. If your not a rum fan, this is not for you.
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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2008
My first batch I used milk chocolate chips and captain morgans silver rum. They were great and everyone loved them. The next batch I used semi-sweet with some cheap rum and they were terrible.
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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2008
Very good. Rolled some in powdered sugar and some in cocoa mixed with powdered sugar. Couldn't wait a week to eat them.. they tasted a little stronger when you don't wait, but still very good. My husband took them to a work Christmas party and they were gone fast. My Dad loves rum balls and he really loved these.
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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2008
The rum flavour was nice, but I found they had a gummy consistency, probably from using corn syrup. Probably won't make again.
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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2008
These were excellent! Gave them for Holiday gifts and everyone raved about them. They were gritty the first 3 days but after sitting a few days, they were velvety smooth.
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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2008
I now make this every year. I adjust the amount of bourbon according to where I am taking it. A++
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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2008
Very tasty, with a strong rum flavor. I rolled mine in cocoa powder which lends more of a bitter chocolate taste. They are definitely better with age--it's worth it to wait the week for them to dry and the flavor to meld.
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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2008
Loved these. I was able to actually make these while camping out in the trailer, so were super easy to make. I also made with Amaretto and with crushed almonds. They were definitely a hit and I will be making again and again.
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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2007
First of all, I have never made rum balls before and made this recipe exactly as written. No one seemed to care for them, but with other suggestions listed, I believe I could put together something that tastes better. They have way too much rum for my taste and were gritty from the undisolved sugar. Cutting down on the rum and perhaps using Captain Morgans may help with that, and disolving the sugar in the rum will help the gritty taste. Also, adding rum soaked raisins is a great idea and will do that next time. But, IMO this recipe as written is not great.
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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2007
I tried rolling these in confectioner's sugar and very finely ground nuts, and the result was rum balls rolled in confectioner's sugar, and a bowl of sugar coated nuts. The nuts did not stick! I only added nuts to half the dough, as my boyfriend does not like nuts. The ones with nuts were coated with confectioner's sugar, and I rolled the ones with no nuts in chocolate sprinkles (I tried it once with cocoa powder and did not like it at all). I have made these twice, and they were very good (though I will reduce the rum by a third and use water to make up the difference in the future -- they are very strong!). My boyfriend made them once, and they were awful, totally his fault, though. He did not grind the wafers finely enough, which resulted in a chunky, very tough cookie.
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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2007
Very yummy and hard to stop eating!
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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2007
I like them but I'm not blown away. They are pretty strong. I think the problem may be me, not the recipe. The wafers and nuts really weren't fine enough. I will probably try them again. EDIT - I have to change my rating from a 4 star to a 5 star. It must have been me. These were all devoured and I was told how incredible they were and asked for the recipe!
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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2007
This recipe was easy to follow, and they turned out very well - just like I remembered them! The only thing I would say is that they are a little "rummy" and definitely have an alcohol flavor to them...otherwise they were very good and definitely worth making for the holidays!
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