In true Christmas spirit, this chocolate sugar plums recipe will get you in the holiday mood. The version of this recipe doesn’t contain any fruit; it’s a sweet chocolate ball covered in nuts and wafer crumbs for some added crunch.
How To Make Chocolate Sugar Plums
Ingredients
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tsp rum extract, or almond extract
- 2 ½ cups vanilla wafers, finely crushed
- 1 cup pecans, crushed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
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Line cookie sheets or trays with waxed paper.
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Melt chocolate chips in the microwave for 25 seconds. Stir and microwave in 10-second intervals as needed, stirring each time until melted.
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Mix the water with the rum or almond extract.
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In a medium-sized bowl, mix melted chocolate, confectioners' sugar, corn syrup and the flavored water with a wooden spoon.
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Stir in wafer crumbs and pecans until blended. Shape by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls. If the mixture is too crumbly, add a tiny amount of water.
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Roll in granulated sugar and place on cookie sheets to set. Store in an airtight container until ready to eat.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 16g
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- Calcium: 8mg
- Calories: 161kcal
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Cholesterol: 1mg
- Fat: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 1mg
- Potassium: 69mg
- Protein: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Sodium: 49mg
- Vitamin A: 6IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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