RUM BALLS

Chocolate rum truffles

My mother makes this recipe. It is very simple and easy.

Ingredients

(makes 16)

120 g semi-sweet chocolate
15 ml whipping cream
30 ml rum
180 g icing sugar, sifted
40-50 g chocolate vermicelli

Procedure

Over slow heat, melt the chocolate and stir in cream and rum.
Beat in the icing sugar until mixture is fairly stiff.
Roll into small balls and coat with the chocolate vermicelli.
Place on a cookie sheet, and refrigerate for several hours.

Rating

Difficulty: easy.
Time: 15 minutes preparation, several hours cooling.
Precision: approximate measurement OK.

Contributor

 
Guy Middleton 
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 
gamiddleton@watmath.uucp

Recipe last modified: 10 Mar 87

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