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Holiday Rum Balls
Chef John
"A proper rum ball should be a fire hazard. I hope you give these a try on your holiday dessert table!"
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Ingredients
40 m servings 87 calsOriginal recipe yields 20 servings (20 chocolate rum balls)
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- Place crumbled brownies in a bowl. Pour rum over brownies, let soak for 1 minute; stir until mixture forms a paste-like consistency.
- Using a 1-inch sorbet scoop or melon baller, scoop out balls of chocolate-rum mixture and transfer each to the plate lined with plastic wrap. Place the plate with chocolate balls in freezer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until firm enough to roll. Remove from freezer, roll each into a smooth ball; return plate to freezer.
- Melt 3 ounces chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Remove from heat. Add remaining 1 ounce chocolate; stir until chocolate is melted and combined.
- Remove chocolate balls from freezer; place one ball in melted chocolate and gently move around with a fork to coat completely. Transfer to baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat. Repeat for remaining chocolate balls.
- Dust chocolate rum balls with cocoa powder and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 87 calories; 4.8 g fat; 9.6 g carbohydrates; 1 g protein; 8 mg cholesterol; 40 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
5/10/2012
Looks like a terrific recipe. My problem is that there are never stale brownies around in our house!
Most helpful critical review
1/1/2013
Very time consuming but they were alright, need to make sure you have a good consistency with the brownies I accidently over poured so that batch wasn't that great but another with Kalhua was go...
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5/10/2012
Looks like a terrific recipe. My problem is that there are never stale brownies around in our house!
5/14/2012
I put wayyyy toooo much alcohol.... I had to use cognac instead of rum because that's what I had. It really knocked me on my .... . I guess this dessert was more difficult than I expected it to ...
11/10/2012
I got addicted to these the first time I made them! I used 8oz. of Chef John's chocolate chili cookies - took from freezer & let them dry out for a couple hours after crumbling up. They tasted f...
1/6/2013
Made the recipe as is and had problems getting the balls to harden up enough to roll. Kept them in freezer for over 2 hours with no luck. Altered recipe to 10 oz of prepared 3 day old bownies an...
12/26/2012
I loved these rum balls much more than the traditional ones. I used spiced rum as that's what I had, I did use quite a bit, closer to 1/3c rather than a 1/4c. I agree that 4 ounces wasn't quit...
1/1/2013
Very time consuming but they were alright, need to make sure you have a good consistency with the brownies I accidently over poured so that batch wasn't that great but another with Kalhua was go...
12/27/2012
OMG! They were soooo goood! I did just as the recipe said and tada! This has instantly become our new Holiday treat for "grown ups". Hic !
12/26/2014
I came upon this recipe while looking for a nut free rum ball. I used stale store bought brownies and added the spiced rum a little bit at a time to the mix so I didn't have a problem with the ...
9/18/2013
These were great, easy to make and tasted delicious. Again, don't overdo it with the rum as it takes some time to soak in. I made one batch with Coruba and one with Baileys.