Coffee-Kahlua Balls

• vanilla wafers or purchased vanilla wafer crumbs250 g
• Kahlua or other coffee liqueur↗1⁄3 cup
• instant coffee↗1 teaspoon
• corn syrup↗2 tablespoons
• icing sugar↗1 cup
• chopped nuts3⁄4 cup
• icing sugar↗1⁄2 cup

  for rolling

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Pulse wafers in a food processor until finely ground.

2. 2

   Stir coffee granules in Kahlua until dissolved. Stir in corn syrup, 1 cup icing sugar and crumbs until evenly mixed. Stir in nuts.

3. 3

   Shape mixture into 1 inch balls and place on a waxed paper lined tray or baking sheet.

4. 4

   Roll balls in 1/2 cup icing sugar.

5. 5

   Store in an airtight container with waxed paper between the layers and keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks but at least overnight. Flavours improve with time.