_mocha Rum Balls Recipes

RUM BALLS

Steps:

• Place vanilla cookies in a food processor and process into fine crumbs.
• Heat chocolate chips and corn syrup together in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring often, until chocolate is melted and smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in rum and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in cookie crumbs; dough will be sticky.
• Place saucepan in the refrigerator until dough is firm and easy to roll, about 15 minutes. Cover 2 plates with waxed paper; dust with confectioners' sugar.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared plates. Dust rum balls with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Remove rum balls from refrigerator and transfer to a resealable bag, including the extra confectioners' sugar. Seal the bag and shake to coat the rum balls completely with confectioners' sugar.

BEST CLASSIC RUM BALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
• Place the walnuts on a baking tray and roast them for about 8 minutes, or until fragrant and lightly brown.
• Let nuts cool, chop them with a knife, or toss them in a food processor until they are finely chopped.
• Place them in a big bowl.
• Process the graham crackers in a food processor until finely ground. If you do not have a food processor, place them in a bag and crush them with a rolling pin or a bottle.
• Add them to the nuts.
• In a small pot, place butter, heavy cream, sugar, and cocoa and bring to a boil without simmering them. Remove and set aside to cool.
• Add the rum or the rum flavor.
• Pour the mixture over the dry ingredients. Mix everything very well.
• If the mixture is soft, place it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
• Using your hands, form 1 inch balls and toss them in granulated sugar, coconut flakes, chocolate sprinkles, etc.
• Place the rum balls in the refrigerator overnight in an airtight container.
• Optional: stick a pitted cherry from the syrup in the middle of the ball, or an almond, then toss in sugar.
• Serve cold.

RUM BALLS

Steps:

• Heat the rum in a small saucepan over medium heat until the booze is reduced by half. Watch it carefully, as it evaporates quickly.
• Set a heatproof bowl over but not touching a pot of gently simmering water. Add the chocolate and butter to the bowl and wait, stirring occasionally, until they're both completely melted.
• Remove the bowl from the heat (careful, it will be hot!) and stir in the walnuts, rum, confectioners' sugar, and salt. Let cool to room temperature. (You can cover and refrigerate the cooled rum balls mixture for a few hours or even up to a few days, although you'll need to let it warm to room temperature before you proceed.)
• Portion the rum balls mixture into 1-inch balls. (If it's too sticky to easily roll into balls, cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. If it's a little crumbly, try to roll it into balls anyways and if that doesn't work, let the mixture rest at room temperature for about 30 minutes and try again.) Roll the rum balls in sprinkles of some sort, if desired. Place the rum balls in a parchment-lined container with a lid. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. The taste of the rum will be subtle at first yet will deepen with time. We found the taste after exerting patience for a few days to be perfect.

HOLIDAY RUM BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine wafer crumbs, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, walnuts, rum, corn syrup, butter and knead together. Roll into 1 inch balls and then into remaining confectioners' sugar. Arrange rum balls on a baking sheet, cover well with plastic wrap and let sit for 48 hours.

RUM BALLS

Steps:

• Mix together wafer crumbs, pecans, confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Combine rum, honey and water; stir into crumb mixture. Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in additional confectioners' sugar or wafer crumbs. Store in an airtight container.

RUM BALLS

Steps:

• Set up a work station with a large ziplock bag and rolling pin (or a food processor); a large bowl for mixing; and a shallow bowl with 3/4 cup of coconut for rolling in.
• Place the cookies in ziplock bag, seal and crush with the rolling pin. Alternatively, crush in the food processor until fine crumbs form. It's ok if there are some slightly larger pieces.
• Add the crushed cookies, coconut, cocoa powder, condensed milk, rum and vanilla to the large bowl. Mix the ingredients well using a wooden spoon, then your hands once it gets too thick. (If mixture is too thick, mix in 1-2 tablespoons milk).
• Scoop out a tablespoonful of mixture and roll into a 1 - 1 1/2 inch ball, then roll in coconut until completely covered. Place on a baking sheet or tray and repeat until all the mixture has been rolled into balls.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

MOCHA RUM BALLS MIX

Steps:

• Layer ingredients into an attractive 1-quart jar, tamping down layers to eliminate air gaps.
• Attach the following instructions to the jar: Mocha Rum Balls: Place contents of jar into a bowl.
• Add 4 to 5 tablespoons rum, espresso, and/or coffee.
• Form into small balls.
• Roll in confectioners' sugar.
• Place on a cookie sheet to dry.
• Store in an airtight container.

HOLIDAY RUM BALLS

Steps:

• Place crumbled brownies in a bowl. Pour rum over brownies, let soak for 1 minute; stir until mixture forms a paste-like consistency.
• Using a 1-inch sorbet scoop or melon baller, scoop out balls of chocolate-rum mixture and transfer each to the plate lined with plastic wrap. Place the plate with chocolate balls in freezer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until firm enough to roll. Remove from freezer, roll each into a smooth ball; return plate to freezer.
• Melt 3 ounces chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Remove from heat. Add remaining 1 ounce chocolate; stir until chocolate is melted and combined.
• Remove chocolate balls from freezer; place one ball in melted chocolate and gently move around with a fork to coat completely. Transfer to baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat. Repeat for remaining chocolate balls.
• Dust chocolate rum balls with cocoa powder and serve.

NO-BAKE RUM BALLS

Steps:

• In a food processor, crush the vanilla wafers until they are fine crumbs.
• Combine the crushed vanilla wafers, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, chopped pecans, corn syrup (not corn starch), and rum.
• Stir until mixed. I used my hands because it's much easier.
• Pinch off pieces and roll them into balls the size of a large marble. Roll each on in powdered sugar.
• Set them aside on a plate. Let them rest for about 10 minutes and then roll them in a second coating of powdered sugar.
• It's best to wait a few hours before eating. It takes a little while for all of the flavors to bloom.

KID-FRIENDLY RUM BALLS

Steps:

• Crush the biscuits until they resemble fine crumbs using either a food processor, blender, Thermomix or rolling pin (see notes) and then place into a large bowl.
• Stir through the cocoa powder, desiccated coconut and sweeteened condensed milk until well coated.
• Using your hands, roll heaped teaspoons of the mixture into balls and then roll through the extra coconut to coat.
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 2 months.
• Place the biscuits into the Thermomix bowl and crush on Speed 8, 10 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the cocoa powder, desiccated coconut and sweeteened condensed milk and mix on Reverse, Speed 4, 10 seconds. Scrape down the sides and repeat for a further 5-10 seconds or until combined.
• Using your hands, roll heaped teaspoons of the mixture into balls and then roll through the extra coconut to coat.
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 2 months.