Chocolate Truffle Recipe
Rum Ball Recipe
A mouth-watering chocolate truffle recipe or a decadently rich rum ball recipe? Which one of these delicious little morsels will you add to your gourmet chocolate gift baskets?Or, for a simple but effective standalone gift try using a combination of chocolate truffles and chocolate rum balls. Pop your treats into cellophane bags, tied with curly ribbon or use a cute Chinese takeout box.
Although not the traditional recipe, this simple chocolate truffle recipe is so easy to make and produces delightful little melt in the mouth taste extravaganzas! Chocolate Truffles
1 cup finely crushed vanilla wafers or plain cookies
3 1/2 ounces (100 g) butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup icing (confectioners) sugar
1/2 cup coconut
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped sultanas
2 tablespoons orange juice - Soften the butter, but don’t melt and stir all the ingredients together.
- Put the mixture in the fridge until it’s firm enough for you to work with.
- Roll small balls of mixture using damp hands.
- Roll in extra coconut and refrigerate.
Keep your truffles in the refrigerator or you can freeze them for up to two months.
Yum Yum Rum Balls
Rum balls are deliciously rich and full of flavor and a bit like the grown up version of truffles!The addition of the rum imparts a certain flavor that makes these little balls the perfect treat to accompany an after dinner coffee, so make sure you add a wee bag of them to your next
gourmet coffee gift basket
Try this delightful chocolate rum balls recipe and see for yourself. Rum Ball Recipe
1/4 cup (50g) chopped raisins
1/4 cup (60ml) dark rum
3/4 cup (65g) desiccated coconut
2 cups (about 300g) chocolate cake crumbs
1/4 cup (60ml) sweetened condensed milk
Chocolate sprinkles, to coat - Combine the raisins and 1 tablespoon of the rum in a small saucepan over low heat. Bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes.
- Put all the rest of the ingredients except the chocolate sprinkles together in bowl and add in the raisin mixture.
- Stir until well combined.
- Roll tablespoons full of mixture into balls and then roll the balls in the chocolate sprinkles.
Store the rum balls in an airtight container in the fridge. Make these yummy treats and include them with your gift basket ideas or wrap them individually and give as terrific standalone homemade gifts. Be sure to check out this fabulous way of presenting rum balls for a delightful Christmas (or any time) gift. Kindly sent in to us by one of our visitors it is simply superb! Like what you see? Here’s some more pages you might be interested in: Edible Fruit Baskets
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