Christmas Rum Truffle Balls
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Christmas Rum Truffle Balls
Description
The recipe starts by separately grinding walnuts and vanilla biscuits to a fine texture. Dark chocolate is melted and sweetened with caster sugar, then combined with the ground nuts, biscuits, vanilla extract, rum, and honey. After thorough mixing, the mixture is refrigerated to firm up, enabling easy shaping into small balls.
Once chilled, the mixture is portioned and rolled tight before coating in options such as cocoa powder, coconut powder, pistachio sand, or beetroot powder for color and variety. The rum provides a characteristic flavor, adjustable to taste or omitted to suit children.
These truffle balls yield approximately 20 medium-sized servings, suitable as festive snacks or dessert bites during holiday celebrations. They can be stored refrigerated for up to two weeks, allowing them to maintain their shape and flavor. Substitutions for nuts like pecans or almonds are possible.
For a sugar-free version, the rum can be omitted, and the honey quantity doubled to preserve the sweet balance. These practical adjustments accommodate different dietary preferences.
Ingredients
Truffle-
- 1 cup walnuts
- 5 packs vanilla biscuits
- 1.3 cup dark chocolate
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons rum (you can adjust the quantity as preference)
- ½ cup honey
Truffle coating-
- cocoa powder
- coconut powder
- pistachio sand (optional)
- beetroot powder (optional)
Instructions
- 1. Pulse or grind walnuts and biscuits separately in a food processor. Keep aside.2. Melt dark chocolate in microwave at high power for 2 minutes stirring every 30 seconds.3. Whisk caster sugar to melted chocolate.4. Add ground walnuts and biscuits to melted chocolate and whisk well.5. Mix in vanilla extract and rum into the mixture.6. Add honey and whisk well.7. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour.8. Scoop out small portions of truffle mix, roll tight and coat in any or all of the truffle coating mentioned in the list above.9. Serve
Notes
- This recipe makes about 20 medium-sized truffle balls.
- Omit rum to make these suitable for children; alternatively, double the honey for a sugar-free rum ball version.
- Walnuts can be substituted with pecans or almonds as preferred.
- Store the truffles refrigerated for up to two weeks to maintain quality.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 20medium sized rum balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 178 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 178kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 112mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 4IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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