Festive Christmas Rum Balls

These no-bake rum balls are easy to make and the perfect make-ahead sweet for the holiday season. Dress them up with different toppings and you've got a beautiful box of homemade ornaments to take to your next holiday shindig.

Course Dessert

Cuisine International

Keyword chocolate, Christmas

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings balls

Calories 70kcal

Ingredients

rum balls

150 grams digestive biscuits finely ground (about 2 cups)
75 grams walnuts finely ground (about 0.5 cup)
100 grams white sugar about 0.5 cup
0.5 cup cocoa powder
0.25 cup spiced rum
2 tablespoons strong brewed coffee
4 tablespoons melted butter
0.5 teaspoon salt

toppings

2 tablespoons coconut flakes
2 tablespoons finely ground pistachio
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon digestive biscuit finely ground, mixed with the walnut
1 tablespoon walnuts finely ground, mixed with the digestive biscuit

Instructions

If starting with whole pistachios, grind them finely in a food processor and set aside.
Finely grind the digestive biscuits in a food processor until the texture of flour. Add the walnuts and pulse until they're broken down but still leave some texture. Take out 2 tablespoons for topping and set aside.
Put the biscuit walnut mix into a large bowl and add the rest of the dry ingredients. Mix well until even.
Add all the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix well until a paste forms.
Taste and see if it's to your liking or you want to make it sweeter.
Use a tablespoon measure to scoop out the paste, roll it through the toppings, then set them aside. Repeat until you've used up all the paste.

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