As mentioned previously Christmas baking posts were still to come. Well now they start. This is the first. A couple days ago, I started off with making some rum balls. I guess since they are no bake they don’t belong in the baking category, but they are a Christmas dessert that in our house is only made at Christmas, so they still qualify.

These rum balls turned out superb. They are one of my dad’s favorite treats.

I used a coffee bean grinder to crumb the vanilla wafers into a almost flour like consistency.

Here is the recipe.

Rum Balls

One package vanilla wafers crushed into small crumbs or ground to a powder

2 tbsp coco

1 cup icing sugar (also know as confectioners sugar)

One cup pecans finely chopped

2 tbsp honey

Rum (enough to make a soft dough)

Coconut (shredded not sweetened)

Chocolate sprinkles

Colored sprinkles

Combine everything except the rum in a large bowl. Mix well. Add the rum enough to make a soft and sticky dough (min 1/3 cup likely much more). Form balls and coat in sprinkles or coconut. Place in the fridge in a cookie tin overnight. Enjoy.

Below are image of the rum balls.