Chocolate-Wine Balls

  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 20 min
  • Servings 42

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 package (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
  • 2 1/2 cups finely crushed vanilla wafer cookies (about 55 cookies)
  • 2 cups ground walnuts
  • 1/3 cup port, sweet red wine or apple juice
  • About 1/2 cup coarse sugar crystals (decorating sugar)

Steps

  • 1
    Heat honey and chocolate chips in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted; remove from heat. Stir in crushed cookies, walnuts and port. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar crystals.
  • 2
    Store in tightly covered container. Let stand several days to blend flavors. Flavor improves with age up to 4 weeks.

  • Omit chocolate chips and do not heat honey. Substitute dry white wine for the port. Mix all ingredients except sugar. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. Continue as directed.
  • Just substitute rum or bourbon for the port. Prepare as directed.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Candy
Calories
75
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
Saturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
0mg
Sodium
15mg
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Dietary Fiber
1g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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