4.3 from 12 votes
Christmas Balls
Make your Christmas extra wonderful with these choc-coated Christmas Balls.
Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 16 balls
Calories: 195 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Australian
Ingredients
- 1 cup Christmas Cake crumbs
- 1 ½ cups desiccated coconut (130 grams)
- ¼ cup chopped glace cherries
- ½ cup condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon rum
- 1 teaspoon cocoa
- 180 grams milk chocolate (for dipping)
- 6 extra glace cherries (for decorating)
- coloured sprinkles or gold leaf (optional, for additional decorating
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients (apart from dipping and decorating ingredients) together and stir to combine.
- Roll into balls. Add a little extra coconut if the mixture is too wet to form balls.
- Place into fridge for at least one hour to set.
- Melt chocolate. Remove balls from fridge and dip each ball in the chocolate.
- Place balls on a tray lined with baking paper.
- Chop extra glace cherries and decorate the top of each ball before the chocolate sets. Add any other sprinkles, gold leaf or other decoration.
- Place balls into fridge to set.
- Store in fridge for up to one week.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
195kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
18mg
(6%)
Sodium
96mg
(4%)
Potassium
126mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
48IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 195
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 195kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 96mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 126mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 48IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.