Rum Balls?

[Marlene]

In a shameless attempt to promote the recipe archive, I'm asking for recipes for traditional rum balls.

You can post your recipe in the archive or pm it to me and I'll post it and link it here

[col klink]

In a shameless attempt to eat rumballs, I humbly ask for recipe's too.

[jackal10]

2 cups crumbs (graham cracker or I prefer sponge biscuit)

1 cup shelled walnuts, chopped ( I omit)(blanch and dry first to remove bitterness)

1 cup (6 oz) chocolate melted, or coaco powder

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup rum

Pinch salt

Mix together,.

You can adjust sweetness with the honey, and wetness with the rum.

Roll into balls

Roll balls in confectioners sugar

Of course you can always make "Salty chocolate balls" and substitute rum for the brandy....

Edited December 18, 2003 by jackal10 (log)

[artisanbaker]

mix spongecake scraps (room temp)

add buttercream until desired consistancy develops

add melted chocolate to taste

add rum to taste

place dough in cooler until firm, then scale

[Aussie_Gusto]

CHOCOLATE RUM TRUFFLES

1/4 lb semi sweet dark chocolate (grated)

1/12 tablespoons cocoa

3 1/2 tablespoons soft butter

1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon rum

1/2 cup chocolate non pariels

Cream butter and slightly beaten egg yolk, add chocolate and rum.

Form into balls, and roll into chocolate non pariels (sprinkles or dots)

Place in refrigerator to set

(I adapted this from an Australian recipe where the tablespoon measurements are different Cocoa - 1 Tabs butter 2 Tabs aust)

[Aussie_Gusto]

RUM TRUFFLES

8 0z or 1/2 lb cookies - either - Graham crackers, Maria, Chips ahoy

1 tin condensed milk

1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa

1 teaspoon rum or rum essence

1 cup coconut

Crush biscuits finely

Mix all ingredients together and roll into balls and toss into extra coconut

(for a less sweet version, used dessicated or powdered coconut)

[Aussie_Gusto]

RUM BALLS (2)

1 tin condensed milk

8 Weetabix

2-3 tablespoons rum

2 tablespoons cocoa

1/2 cup coconut

Crush weetabix and mix all together. Roll into balls, roll into extra coconut

Refrigerate.

[Aussie_Gusto]

TRUFFLES (RUM, APRICOT, CHOCOLATE)

5 cups cake crumbs

1/4 cup superfine sugar

2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa

3-1/2 tablespoons apricot jam (jelly)

1 1/2 tablespoons rum

4-5 tablespoons chocolate sprinkles (non pariels)

Mix cake crumbs sugar and cocoa together in a bowl.

Add jam and rum - mix to a stiff paste

Form into balls the size of walnuts and roll in sprinkles

Fridge till set - serve in petit fours cases

[Aussie_Gusto]

BRANDIED HAZLENUT TRUFFLES

2/3 cup evaporated milk

3/4 cup cooking chocolate (semi sweet dark) 2 1/2 cups crushed cookies

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 cup finely shopped hazelnuts or walnuts or almonds

1/3 cup brandy or rum or Grand Marnier or Tia Maria

Heat the evaporated milk and the chocolate pieces until the chocolate melts and the mixture thickens. Stir constantly

Remove from stove and add the cookies, sugar

nuts and brandy (or rum etc)

Mix well, regrigerate till firm.

Cut into even sized pieces and roll into balls in the palm of your hand.

Dip into chocolate sprinkles or coconut. Can be topped with a whole nut or a maraschino cherry.

Kepp in fridge till required

[nicolekaplan]

in an attempt to recreate my childhood memory i too searched around for a rumball recipe like crazy and came up with the following

take a bunch of choc cookie crumbs, mix with a small amount of ganache made with some chocolate, water and corn syrup. stir in a whole lot of sprinkles, your choice of flavors although i prefer the nonpareils and the chocolate jimmies. scoop and roll in some more sprinkles, set in the fridge. if you want you can add rum into the mix to taste. but my memories were the kind in the bakery that tasted like pure chocolate candy