CHOCOLATE-WINE BALLS

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Dessert ready in 20 minutes. Enjoy these wonderful chocolate-wine balls decorated with crystal sugar - a perfect gift for chocolate lovers.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Ingredients

1/4 cup honey
1 package (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
2 1/2 cups finely crushed vanilla wafer cookies (about 55 cookies)
2 cups ground walnuts
1/3 cup port, sweet red wine or apple juice
About 1/2 cup coarse sugar crystals (decorating sugar)

Steps:

Heat honey and chocolate chips in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted; remove from heat. Stir in crushed cookies, walnuts and port. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar crystals.
Store in tightly covered container. Let stand several days to blend flavors. Flavor improves with age up to 4 weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Candy, Sodium 15 mg