Rum Balls
Rum balls are those little treats that you can serve during the festive season when you are not in the mood to make something too fancy! A great way to use up leftover sponge or plum cake!
Calories 1594kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake crumbs use leftover chocolate cake or brownies or plum/Christmas cake
- 2-3 tablespoons rum adjust to desired taste and consistency
- 1/4 chocolate ganache or condensed milk as required
- 1/4 cup dessicated coconut plus extra to coat
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder if required, to adjust the sweetness
- Icing/confectioner's sugar if required, to adjust the sweetness
To decorate/coat:
- chocolate sprinkles or any other fancy sprinkles of your choice
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- icing sugar
- dessicated coconut
Instructions
- Place the cake crumbs, ganache, dessicated coconut in a large bowl. Add the rum to taste (to adjust consistency) and mix everything to form a thick, semi sticky dough. Adjust sweetness by adding the icing sugar or condensed milk as required.
- Place the items to roll/coat in different plates and keep it ready.
- Pinch out small portions of the dough and roll into balls, then coat with the desired decorative coating.
- Serve! You can store the rum balls in an airtight container for upto 1 week in a cool place.
Nutrition
Calories: 1594kcal | Carbohydrates: 297g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 483mg | Sodium: 2957mg | Potassium: 661mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 175g | Vitamin A: 729IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 344mg | Iron: 14mg