Chocolate Cinnamon Mud Balls Recipe

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A friend's mother who knows I love to cook shared this recipe. These delicious candies won a blue ribbon at our local fair!

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Chocolate Cinnamon Mud Balls Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + freezing Cook: 10 min. + cooling

Yield: 18 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1-1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 to 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch salt
2-1/2 cups (15 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening
1/2 cup ground nuts, optional

Directions

Butter the sides of a heavy saucepan; add the first five ingredients. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 238° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat. Cool, without stirring, until mixture reaches 110°.
Transfer to a large bowl; add the cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Beat until light-colored and stiff enough to knead, about 2 minutes. Knead mixture in bowl for 2 minutes or until smooth. Roll into 1-in. balls; cover and freeze for 20 minutes.
In a microwave, melt chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip balls in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Roll in nuts if desired. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Yield: 3 dozen.

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 231 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 14 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Cinnamon Mud Balls in Country Woman Christmas Annual 1998, p39