If you crave something sweet, but are too tired (or lazy) to spend time in the kitchen, these Chocolate Rum Balls are exactly what you need. They feature Oreos, walnuts, and three different coating options and require no oven time at all!
My husband is a huge fan of all kinds of sweet things. He can’t live a day without them. I mean, I love them too, but this guy can sell his kidney for a box of chocolates. Ha ha, I have no idea how I managed to come up with this phrase! Oh well, I will leave it here. Back to my hubby. One of the reasons why he can eat donuts, candies, chocolate and other stuff every day is that he doesn’t put on weight. The lucky bastard. The man has the same weight for 5 years now; it’s not moving anywhere. At the same time, I eat few small, like a fly, candies and the next morning my weight goes up! Ah, what you gonna do.
The thing is, before our child was born, I enjoyed making all kinds of homemade sweets for my hubby. You can check out my dessert category to see all the treats I made throughout these years. Nowadays I don’t have enough time to keep making sugary things for him, but I still like to surprise the man from time to time.
When our little baby boy occupies all my attention, I go with quick no-bake desserts. Like these cute Chocolate Rum Balls, that are made from Oreos and walnuts. They are so easy to make, you wouldn’t believe. Just throw the ingredients in a food processor, pulse, refrigerate the mixture for an hour, and you can start forming the balls! Easy peasy. Even my 1 year old boy would make them if he was able to stand firmly on his legs!
You can coat these chocolate balls in anything you like. I made three different versions: chocolate sprinkles, coconut sprinkles, and chopped nuts. The taste? They are amazing! These rum balls are not only super delicious, but also look really nice. Perfect for serving when guests come over.
But the biggest discovery for me was that you can throw Oreos in a food processor and get the absolutely new dessert. I mean, think about it. If guests come over and you serve them Oreos on a plate. Not too sophisticated, right? But if you take the same Oreos, process them, and make these pretty chocolate balls, everyone will love them! Despite the fact that it will be the same Oreos, ha!
P.S. My husband loved these chocolate rum balls. Not even slightly surprised.
Ingredients
- 23 Oreo cookies
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/3 cup rum
- chocolate sprinkles , for coating
- coconut sprinkles , for coating
- chopped nuts , for coating
Instructions
- Combine the Oreos, sugar, cocoa powder, chopped walnuts, and salt in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add the honey and rum and pulse again until blended. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and leave for 30-60 minutes in a fridge.
- Remove from fridge and use a small ice cream scoop or just a tablespoon to scoop the chocolate dough and make the balls by rolling them between your palms. If the dough is sticky, moisten your hands with some water.
- Roll each ball in coatings of your choice. Place the chocolate balls in airtight containers in the fridge and let sit for up to 1 day for the flavors to develop. Enjoy!
Notes
39 Comments
Lisa
August 6, 2016 at 6:37 pmThose look delicious and your pictures are very good!
Jovita
August 7, 2016 at 7:15 amThank you, Lisa!
Diana
August 6, 2016 at 6:40 pmWow these rum balls look amazing! I just had dinner, and wish I had a couple of those for dessert!
Jovita
August 7, 2016 at 7:16 amThey really are amazing. I am making another batch today!
Karen @ Seasonal Cravings
August 6, 2016 at 9:44 pmOMG yum, I’ll take a dozen! Looks so delicious!
Jovita
August 7, 2016 at 7:17 amAnd so simple to make 😉
Christina | Christina's Cucina
August 6, 2016 at 11:27 pmI usually make truffles at Christmastime, but have never made rum balls. Count me in! I love anything with RUM! YUM!! 🙂
Jovita
August 7, 2016 at 7:17 amYou have to try these, Christina!
Kushi
August 7, 2016 at 3:16 amWish I could grab some right now. Looks amazing!
Jovita
August 7, 2016 at 7:19 amThey are so addictive, though 🙂
Gwen @simplyhealthyfamily
August 7, 2016 at 3:26 amTotally splurge worthy!!! Thank you for sharing!
Jovita
August 7, 2016 at 7:19 amThank you for the comment, Gwen!
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
August 7, 2016 at 2:35 pmI know someone who would adore these. I would serve these after dinner with coffee as a treat
Jovita
August 17, 2016 at 7:25 amI am pretty sure this person will love them! 🙂
Roy (at Poc)
August 7, 2016 at 2:46 pmAh the combinations are to die for!
Jovita
August 17, 2016 at 7:27 amYou are absolutely right, Roy! 🙂
Molly Kumar
August 8, 2016 at 2:32 amThese look so delicious and I would love to gobble on couple of them 🙂
Jovita
August 17, 2016 at 7:28 amThese chocolate balls taste as good as they look 🙂
Florentina
August 8, 2016 at 4:10 amChocolate and rum is my weakness. I can not resist this awesomeness!
Jovita
August 17, 2016 at 7:57 amWho could, Florentina? Who could… Certainly not me :))
Thalia @ butter and brioche
August 9, 2016 at 12:07 amthese rum balls look SO good, and i bet they taste amazing too – due to the oreos, aka my favourite cookie EVER Xx
Jovita
August 17, 2016 at 8:01 amThey really are fantastic, Thalia! I can’t think of a person who wouldn’t love them 🙂
Peggy McKinney
December 21, 2016 at 4:44 pmDoes anyone know of a substitute for the rum? They sound yummy except for that. I would love to make them minus the alcohol.
Jovita
January 23, 2017 at 7:00 pmI think you can substitute it with vanilla extract, Peggy 😉
jessica
December 23, 2019 at 11:27 pmImitation rum flavoring?
Or make them peppermint!
Nic
October 12, 2017 at 4:53 pmAny ideas to replace the nuts? I ran our after one batch but need to make more haha
Jovita
October 28, 2017 at 12:21 pmI would make more with coconut and chocolate sprinkles 😛
Madie
December 1, 2017 at 7:54 pmI kept mine in the fridge for more than an hour and they were runny! 🙁 Should I just add more cookies to thicken it?
Jovita
December 1, 2017 at 8:21 pmOr just keep them longer in the fridge. It happens 🙂
Aimee
December 12, 2017 at 5:51 pmI made these over the weekend, and they were so fudgy and so delicious. Everyone raved about them!
Instead of crushed walnuts, do you think they’d be just as good with crushed almonds?
Aimee
Jovita
December 15, 2017 at 9:44 pmI am glad you liked them, Aimee! I am pretty sure these balls will be as great with almonds 🙂
Kathryn
December 23, 2017 at 1:26 pmI made them and they were so easy! They were also delicious and a big hit! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Jovita
December 27, 2017 at 4:50 pmThank you for the kind words, Kathryn!
Kate
December 12, 2019 at 6:09 pmThese are awesome! I have made several batches… sometimes swapping out the rum for bourbon or almonds/pecans for walnuts. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Jovita
March 6, 2020 at 8:30 pmYou’re welcome, Kate!
Mitzi
December 13, 2020 at 5:10 amCan you replace the nuts with anything? More cookies? I have a friend who is allergic to nuts, but these sound so good.
Jovita
February 23, 2021 at 9:40 amI am not sure about it but I think it would work with more cookies instead of nuts 🙂
LL Ryan
December 22, 2020 at 4:40 amHi, do you keep the cream filling in the Oreos or scrape it out? Thanks!
Jovita
January 5, 2021 at 9:57 amHi! I leave Oreos with the filling 🙂