LEMONY RUM BALLS

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Another recipe from the dark confines of my cookbook. Don't forget to factor in one week for "aging".

Provided by Mercy

Categories     Candy

Time 20m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans (pecan meal)
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon dried lemon peel
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons rum

Steps:

  • Mix together the vanilla wafer crumbs, confectioners sugar, coconut, pecans, allspice, cinnamon and lemon peel.
  • Add the corn syrup, lemon juice and rum to mixture.
  • Combine well and then form into about 24 1-inch balls.
  • Coat balls with granulated sugar; put about 1/4 to 1/3 cups of granulated sugar into a plastic bag and add the rum balls, a few at a time.
  • Shake bag gently until the balls are coated.
  • Store coated rum balls in a covered container for 5 to 7 days to develop flavor.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 104.4, Fat 4.3, SaturatedFat 1.2, Sodium 10.4, Carbohydrate 15.2, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 12.3, Protein 0.5

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