Chocolate Cream Balls Recipes

CHOCOLATE COCONUT BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine confectioners sugar with coconut and condensed milk.
• Shape the mixture into 1-inch balls and place onto a pan lined with wax paper. Place in refrigerator until firm.
• In a microwave-safe glass bowl, melt the chocolate chips with shortening, removing to stir once or twice until smooth.
• Dip each ball into the chocolate allowing the excess chocolate to drip off. Place the chocolate balls onto the waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE COVERED ICE-CREAM BALLS

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatine over water in a small bowl.
• Place bowl over a container of hot water until the gelatine is dissolved, then cool.
• Beat ice-cream until creamy, add gelatine and liqueur and beat until just combined.
• Pour ice-cream mixture into a container and freeze for several hours or overnight until firm.
• Before making these ball put an oven tray into freezer to become very cold.
• Working very quickly using a melon baller scoop out balls of ice-cream and put on cold tray. It helps to dip the melon baller into cold water before rolling out each ball.
• Place tray with balls, back into the freezer and freeze until firm.
• Remove tray from feezer and push small wooden sticks (toothpicks) into each ball at a slight angle then replace tray in freezer.
• Once you get to this stage put chocolate and shortening in a bowl over simmering water to melt.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Pour chocolate into a small drinking glass then dip each ball into mixture, coating each one well.
• Put chocolate covered balls on to a cold tray and return to freezer until firm.

CHOCOLATE BALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the peanut butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in graham cracker crumbs until well blended. Form the dough into 1 inch balls by rolling in your hands, or by using a cookie scoop.
• Melt the semisweet chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate squares, and the shortening in the top half of a double boiler. Use a fork to dip the balls into the melted chocolate, and place on wax paper to cool until set.

CHOCOLATE CREAM BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Melt chocolate over hot not boiling water (double boiler pan). Cool.
• 2. Whip 1/2 cup whipping cream and fold into chocolate.
• 3. Chill until firm enough to shape.
• 4. Form in 1 inch balls. Roll in finely chopped nuts OR crushed crisp rice cereal. Store in refrigerator.