{"id":260,"date":"2022-12-11T08:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T21:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/?p=260"},"modified":"2022-12-11T08:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T21:59:37","slug":"chocolate-rum-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/11\/chocolate-rum-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Rum Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>250 g (9 oz) plain sweet biscuits (I use Milk Arrowroot or Marie\/Maria biscuits)<\/li><li>\u00bc cup unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li><li>1 cup finely desiccated coconut, plus \u00bd cup extra for rolling<\/li><li>395 g (14 oz) tin of sweetened condensed milk<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Crush the biscuits either using a rolling pin or food processor. There should still be some reasonably large chunks of biscuit to give the rum balls a better texture.<\/li><li>In a medium bowl, combine crushed biscuits, cocoa powder, and 1 cup of coconut. Stir until well combined. Add the sweetened condensed milk and stir until the mixture comes together and all the ingredients are well incorporated.<\/li><li>Place the remaining \u00bd cup of coconut in a small bowl. Roll a heaped tablespoon of mixture into a ball and roll the ball in coconut to coat. Place on a large plate or tray. Repeat with remaining mixture.<\/li><li>Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until quite firm. You can store the rum balls in unrefrigerated in an airtight container once they have set.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3>Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>You can store the rum balls unrefrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week. If your house is very hot, keep the rum balls in the refrigerator.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Substitutions &amp; Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>How to crush the biscuits using a food processor: place the biscuits in the bowl of the food processor. Pulse on medium-high speed for 10-20 seconds, checking to see how crushed the biscuits are in between pulses. The biscuits should be about half crumbs and half chunks.<\/li><li>How to crush the biscuits using a rolling pin: place the biscuits in a large zip-loc bag or freezer bag. Spread them out so they are in a flat layer. Crush with the long edge of the rolling pin, turning the bag over occasionally. If your bag gets a hole in it, you may need to double up with a second bag. The biscuits should be about half crumbs and half chunks.<\/li><li><em>Biscuits:&nbsp;<\/em>The US equivalent for Marie biscuits is Maria Cookies. You can also used vanilla tea cookies.&nbsp;<\/li><li><em>Additions:&nbsp;<\/em>you can give these rum balls a proper rum flavour by adding 1 tsp of rum extract, if desired. These biscuits are also delicious with 1\/2 tsp &#8211; 1 tsp of peppermint flavouring!<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients 250 g (9 oz) plain sweet biscuits (I use Milk Arrowroot or Marie\/Maria biscuits) \u00bc cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup finely desiccated coconut, plus \u00bd cup extra for rolling 395 g (14 oz) tin of sweetened condensed milk Instructions Crush the biscuits either using a rolling pin or food processor. There should still &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/11\/chocolate-rum-balls\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chocolate Rum Balls<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":261,"href":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260\/revisions\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucesheb.familyds.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}