Decadent, rich Rum Balls that are easy and quick to make, handed down from generation to generation.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Setting Time2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: baking, Chocolate, Christmas, Christmas Cooking, Christmas Recipe, Nana In Your Pocket, nanainyourpocket, recipe, rum, traditional christmas, Xmas
Servings: 24Balls
Cost: $$
Ingredients
800gdark fruit cake or Christmas cake
100gdark chocolate
½cuprum
100gchocolate sprinkles
Instructions
Crumble the fruit cake (I blitzed mine in the food processor for a few seconds) and place in a large bowl
Pour rum over fruit cake and allow to soak in for a minute or so. Mix through.
Melt chocolate in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between. Pour melted chocolate into crumbled fruit cake
Pour chocolate over fruit cake mixture and stir through thoroughly. You will notice the mixture start to come together
Take tablespoons of the mixture and roll into small balls
Place each ball into a bowl of the chocolate sprinkles and coat
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set before enjoying
Notes
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