Oreo Rum Balls make a nice dessert or snack. The ones I make don’t have liquor in them so they are fine for kids of all ages, from 2 to 92!
When I originally made these, I didn’t have pictures. It was really hot in Glendale on Wednesday, September 7, 2011, that as I formed the balls, they immediately started to flatten, so I had Rum Pancakes instead. I’ll make them again when it’s cooler and take pictures. In April of 2019, I had extra cookies again and made them but this time, I took pictures.
That Tuesday, my local Ralph’s had Oreos on sale, 2 packages for $5.00, so I bought one to eat with milk, and one to make rum balls. I also got a package of Duncan Hines Fudge Frosting.
“Oh, the humanity!” Some of you are saying this I am sure, but that’s okay. Rum Balls are made at bakeries from cake remnants, so using packaged cookies and packaged frosting I think is still okay. Even though my Rum Balls got flat, after they were refrigerated, they were still very rich and good. So, the trick to making them is to either make them on a relatively cold day or use an air conditioner to keep your prep area cool.
Making Oreo Rum Balls
When I made these more recently, I didn’t have canned frosting, so I made my own frosting instead. I think this may be one of the reasons the second batch didn’t flatten as I used butter. I also dipped some of the balls in mint-flavored, pink-colored chocolate.
Cookies have gone up now, so you are unlikely to find real Oreos at 2 for $5.00 anymore. But, you don’t have to use real Oreos. Any similar cookie will be fine, either chocolate or white. There is no need to remove the filling, just crush the cookies up and go for it.
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Oreo Rum Balls
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 1 package Oreo's
- 1 teaspoon Rum flavoring
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ can chocolate frosting, or homemade see below
- ½ bag chocolate chips
- ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
- Chocolate Nonpareils
Homemade Frosting
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 10 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon espresso powder
Instructions
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, 10 tablespoons cocoa, 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tablespoons milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon espresso powderIf you are going to make the homemade frosting, just mix the frosting ingredients in a stand mixer until you have a nice frosting.
- 1 package Oreo's, 1 teaspoon Rum flavoring, 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon milk, 1 tablespoon honeyBreak up the Oreos in a food processor. Add the rum and vanilla, process. Add the milk. Process. Add the honey and process again.
- By the time, all the cookie should be broken up, and you might have something that looks like black sand.
- Remove from the food processor, and put it into the bowl of a stand mixer. Do not process any further, or you will burn out your motor.
- 1/2 can chocolate frosting, 1/2 bag chocolate chips, 1/4 cup walnutsAdd the frosting, chips, and walnuts. Stir until all are well combined.
- Unless it is a cold day, refrigerate the mixture for about 30 minutes to let it firm up.
- Have ready a size 24 ice cream scoop, and a dish with chocolate jimmies. Also, have ready a nice serving dish.
- Chocolate NonpareilsTake a scoop of the cookie mixture and roll in in the chocolate jimmies. Put the finished ball on the serving plate, and continue to roll until all the cookie mixture is finished.
- Refrigerate at least one hour before serving.
Hello there! This dessert couldn’t be any better! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the share!
Nancy.R
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Sites that are hosting at WordPress free of charge do not have the ability to edit themes, nor do they have the ability to install plug-ins. Paid accounts have more stuff, but I think the prices are exorbitant. Since I self host, I installed WordPress, and then adjusted it as I saw fit. A lot of hosting companies have WordPress installation in the control panel, or you can download the files from WordPress, and follow the five easy set-up instructions.
Good luck!