So I ended up with 24/30 days of posts. Not bad, some days were harder than others. I have come to the conclusion that whoever thought up this NaBloPoMo idea does not have a life. Some times I was just to tired or brain dead to come up with a post. It definitely got me thinking again though. So there is that. I'm hoping to keep up my momentum.
Ok, now for the good stuff.
My Christmas baking itinerary always includes these delectible little alcohol-imbibed treats (except for the past couple of years where I was too queasy/spent to even think about baking)
Rum Balls (makes about 3-4 dozen depending on the size of your balls...hey oh!)
6oz (185 ml) of chocolate chips
1/2 cup of sugar
3 tbsp corn syrup
1/2 cup dark rum
2 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
1 cup of fine chopped walnuts
a small bowl of sugar for coating
Melt the chocolate over a double boiler. Take it off the heat and mix in the sugar and the corn syrup. Then add the rum. Add this mixture to the graham crackers and walnuts in a bowl. Roll into small balls. Coat the ball in the sugar.
Tips
- You'll need to compress the ball before you roll them in your palm otherwise they fall apart.
- It's easy to make but the balls take some time to roll (a batch and a half took an hour to roll)
- Your palms with get very sticky, it's actually easier to continue rolling if you don't wash your hands in between
- You will want to eat some as you make them. DON'T. Seriously. You'll taste it and say this was totally not worth the effort. They need to ripen at least overnight in the fridge.
- They keep well in the fridge or freezer.
- They are not for kids, obviously. (A friend once left them out on the counter with all the other Christmas cookies she had made and didn't warn her 14 year old. The girl popped it into her mouth, thinking it was a Timbit*. She bit into it and thought it was rancid. Snort.)
Oh and it takes about 18 of them to equal one ounce of rum so go easy on them and so don't ball and drive.
Hello, my Precious.
