Rum Balls

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) box vanilla wafers, finely crushed
• 6 tablespoons rum
• 11 1/2 ounces dark chocolate chips
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in medium bowl combine vanilla wafers and rum.
• 2 in a heavy saucepan over low heat melt the chips with the condensed milk. stir constantly to avoid burning.
• 3 gradually add crumb mixture and nuts to the melted chocolate mixture. mix well.
• 4 let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. to speed this process up, you can chill in refrigerator.
• 5 shape into 1 inch balls. dip in chocolate and place on wax paper to set up.
• 6 note: they have the small paper baking liners---i think they call them mini muffin baking liners. these are a great way to serve the rum balls and are attractive when using this as a gift. i store them in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks. i've also substituted pecans for the walnuts in this recipe. both are good--so it really is a personal preference or nut availability.