In order to satisfy my husband’s hunger for marinated grilled chicken, I decided to create my own marinade using fresh herbs from my garden as I was out of our usual recipe. It turned out to be extremely juicy and flavorful, like summer. When paired with grilled corn on the cob, excellent!
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 8 hrs 25 mins |
| Servings: | 90 |
| Yield: | 90 rum balls |
Ingredients
- 4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup rum
- 1 cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- Place chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar and rum; mix until well combined. Beat in melted chocolate.
- Roll mixture into small balls and roll in chopped nuts. Refrigerate until firm.
- If you want the rum balls to contain more rum, you will need to add a lot more powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 52 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 3 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 8 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 2 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Although tasty these rum balls are not worth the time and effort to make. They are very sticky and I had to refrigerate them overnight in order to be able to half-way roll them into balls. Once rolled, I again had to refrigerate them because they would not hold their shape. After another hour they were cold enough to roll but the nuts would not stick. I re-rolled them and with the warmth of my hands they softened enough to roll in the nuts. But then again they would not hold their shape. Again I refrigerated them and once cold I pushed them into balls. But within 5 minute they were again soft and gooey. With so many other recipes out there, this ‘Easy’ Rum Balls recipe is definitely not easy.