Nana’s Decadent Rum Balls

Rum is one of those flavours that’s synonymous with Christmas. I use it in a lot of my recipes this time of year and this recipe is one that really showcases this traditional Christmas liquor. have always used this recipe – it was one of my Nana’s recipes. However it’s not the traditional way of making Rum Balls. The traditional way of making Rum Balls is with vanilla wafers and coco, among other ingredients. I’ve never made it that way so to me that is just not Rum Balls.

My Nana always made this recipe AFTER Christmas as a way of using up left over Christmas Cake. Not many people in our family liked Christmas Cake so there was always plenty left over. Add just a couple of extra ingredients and you have amazing, decadent Rom Balls

Nana’s Decadent Rum Balls is one of my favourite recipes to make at Christmas just because it is so simple, has so few ingredients and takes only about 15 minutes to make (plus setting time).

My Christmas baking list looks like this:

• 4-5 batches of Gingerbread Men
• 1-2 batches of Vegan Gingerbread Men
• 1 batch of Gingerbread for Gingerbread Houses
• 3-4 batches of Coconut Ice, including at least 1 batch of Coffee Coconut Ice and 1 batch of Baileys Coconut Ice
• 1-2 batches of White Christmas
• 2 batches of Rum Balls
• 1-2 batches of Apricot Balls
• 1 Christmas Pudding
• 2-3 batches of Fig, Chocolate & Port Mince Pies
• 1 Christmas Cake
• 1-2 batches of Eggnog
• 1 Eggnog Cheesecake
• 1 Pavlova

Just as well I love baking, although technically some of these recipes are more just stirring and setting.

Every year I say I’m going to try a more relaxed Christmas, but every year I still keep going back to my tried and true favourites, spending days in the kitchen. However, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Next year, I have plans for spending Christmas with my youngest Daughter who lives in Tasmania, so maybe that’s the year to try again for a more relaxed Aussie Vegan Christmas.