by Lura Lee
Rum balls are a vacation favourite and a field of them could make a beautiful reward. These rum balls are particularly good as a result of they’re simple to assemble and they’re much less intoxicating than different recipes. This recipe makes about 45 rum balls.
Espresso rum balls on the tray.
Substances – For the Rum Balls
- 3 cups of vanilla wafers, chopped (about one bundle)
- 1/2 cup of chopped nuts (walnuts, or pecans)
- 1/3 cup of sunshine or darkish rum
- 2 photographs of espresso
- 3 tablespoons of honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
Substances – For the Coating
- 3 plastic Ziploc baggage – sandwich dimension, or one thing comparable.
Substances – First Bag
- 3/4 cup of powdered sugar
Substances – Second Bag
- 3/4 cup of powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
Substances – Third Bag
Instructions
Put the vanilla wafers in a meals processor. Make it possible for they’re finely chopped, if there are massive items, you’ll find yourself with lumpy rum balls.
Put the walnuts within the meals processor. Chop these to a high quality chop additionally. Ensure to separate a number of the walnuts for the coating.
Put walnuts into the meals processor.
Mix the chopped wafers, chopped walnuts, espresso, rum, honey, and cocoa powder into a big bowl. Combine completely.
Add rum.
Stir the combination.
Presentation
Wash your arms properly earlier than starting. Place a small quantity of the batter in your palm and roll it right into a ball form. These rum balls are very wealthy, so just remember to make the balls very small. Place a ball into one of many three Ziploc baggage that you’ve got ready for the coating. Zip the bag shut and shake the bag in order that the rum ball is completely coated. Take away the rum ball and set it apart.
Rum ball reward field
A number of rum ball reward bins
Ideas
Place the coated rum balls on an ungreased cookie sheet coated with wax paper. Let the rum balls breathe for no less than an hour earlier than trying to retailer/bundle them. They’ll mellow over the subsequent few days. They don’t must be refrigerated, however they should be saved in an hermetic container. If refrigerated, the coating might must be reapplied.
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