Cherry Rum Balls
Cherry rum balls have a sweet surprise inside - a maraschino cherry! A bit of sweet cherry juice really adds to the cherry flavor in these rum balls.
Servings: 36
Calories: 94kcal
Ingredients
- 11 oz vanilla wafer cookies
- 1 cup toasted pecans
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup dark rum
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons cherry juice from jar of maraschino cherries
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 18 maraschino cherries sliced in half
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar - for coating
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor, process wafer cookies and toasted pecans until finely ground. Set aside. (You may have to do this batches.)
- In a large bowl, sift together 1 cup powdered sugar and salt.
- Stir together rum, cherry juice and honey in a small bowl, add to powdered sugar mixture and stir to combine.
- Add vanilla wafer and pecan mixture to sugar mixture. Stir to mix well.
- Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Scoop out tablespoon portions, press your thumb into the ball of dough to make a space for the maraschino cherry half.
- Press the dough over the cherry half to completely cover it. (you may need to use a bit of extra rum ball mixture to cover the cherry if it is on the larger side)
- Shape into balls and toss to coat in granulated sugar.
- Place on parchment lined baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
TO TOAST PECANS:
Place pecans on baking sheet and bake for 8 - 10 minutes, or until fragrant. *I use an 11 cup food processor and it fits everything in one batch. If your food processor is smaller, you will have to do it in two batches.Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 65mg | Sugar: 11g