Gingerbread Rum Balls
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2½cups/360 grams cookie crumbs, from gingerbread or gingersnaps
- 1¼cups/125 grams pecans
- ¾cup/85 grams confectioners’ sugar, plus more for rolling if you like
- ⅓cup/80 milliliters dark or amber rum, brandy or bourbon, more as needed
- 2½tablespoons maple syrup
- 2tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1½teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger, more to taste
- ½teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½teaspoon ground ginger
- Pinch fine sea salt
- Granulated sugar, for rolling (optional)
Nutritional analysis per serving (30 servings)
109 calories; 6 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 14 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 9 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 64 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together cookie crumbs and pecans until nuts are coarsely ground. Do not overprocess — you want the nuts to have some texture. Alternatively, finely chop the pecans and toss them in a bowl with the crumbs.
- Step 2
In a separate large bowl, stir together confectioners’ sugar, rum, maple syrup, cocoa powder, fresh ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, ground ginger and salt. Add to food processor and pulse until just combined, or stir into bowl with the crumb mixture, squeezing everything together into a mass. Taste and add more fresh ginger if you like.
- Step 3
Roll dough into 1-inch balls, then roll in confectioners’ sugar or granulated sugar. If the dough starts to dry out as you roll the balls, drizzle in a little more rum. Store in an airtight container at room temperature (they will keep for at least 2 weeks); roll balls in additional sugar just before serving.
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I always marvel at home chefs who dismiss the efforts of the author, to shove their 'better and easier' version at the readers. And whose field were these tested in? Your recipe is totally different as their is no ginger, spices or variation of texture. And the amount of confectioners sugar plus corn syrup sounds too sweet. But this is helpful for 9 readers, who I'm guessing don't care for gingerbread spices.
I made these today. I used thin ginger snaps from Trader Joe’s. I toasted the pecans before adding. I dipped the top of each ball in melted chocolate and topped them with a bit of candies ginger. They look and smell amazing. I plan to let them sit 5 days before eating. I will keep experimenting with this recipe, different cookies, nuts, alcohol etc... great recipe!
Great recipe! I rolled mine in gold-colored sanding sugar to dress them up for a party. I also added a bit of tangerine juice to the rum, and a little tangerine zest to the nut and crumb mixture - it seemed like a seasonal thing to do.
These were great and really easy to make. I had no problem with them crumbling.
I made my own gingerbread cookies. Excellent recipe with the ginger cookies. I like them better than chocolate bourbon balls.
I wish there was a video w/ this recipe. It was my 1st attempt at rum balls, maybe my last. I had a terrible time rolling them. The dough stuck to my hands and crumbled apart -- too dry? I sprinkled in more rum and let it sit overnight covered in fridge. Then the dough was too hard, stuck to my hands and crumbled apart. So I ladled in more rum and mixed well. Now the dough was too sticky, *glommed* onto my hands and the balls *still* crumbled apart! Arrgh!! Any tips? Pecans not fine enough?