THE BEST OREO® RUM BALLS

The Best Oreo® Rum Balls image

I received this easy, no-bake recipe 30 years ago, and I have yet to taste a better rum ball! It is best made with 151 proof rum (buy a smaller bottle so as not to spend so much) and Oreo® cookies, with the cream scraped out. The Oreo cookie crumbs make the best tasting chocolate wafer crumbs. Enjoy!

Provided by CoExGal

Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes Rum

Time 8h20m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups crushed chocolate wafers (such as Oreo®), filling discarded
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 cup finely chopped pecans
¼ cup light corn syrup
¼ cup dark 151 proof rum
2 tablespoons dark rum, or to taste
1 cup coconut flakes, or more to taste

Steps:

Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, confectioners' sugar, pecans, corn syrup, and 1/4 cup rum in a bowl. Mix with your hands until ingredients are well combined; mixture will be stiff and sticky.
Shape into 1 1/2-inch balls. Dip each ball in remaining rum and roll in coconut flakes.
Cover and refrigerate until firm, 8 hours to overnight. Roll in more coconut just before serving, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 127.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.9 g, Cholesterol 0.2 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 65.1 mg, Sugar 10.1 g