There is no rum in these, nor will there ever be. Well, if I make them there won’t be.
I can’t say I enjoy liqueur or alcohol in anything sweet. I still remember my excitement one afternoon at the school gate, when someone’s mama brought rum balls to give out to the kids. Rum balls are seriously one of the only sweet things I not only eat but truly enjoy. I bit into that glorious little bundle of condensed milk, chocolate and coconut with gay abandon, and immediately wondered what the hell was wrong with it! This wasn’t the rum balls of my dreams – this one tasted weird and icky and had some kind of foul tinge to it. I was assured it was only rum essence, given I was about nine years under age, but I was bitterly disappointed. Now looking back on it, all I can think about is Garth in Wayne’s World 2 when Honey Horneye gives him an adult drink and he spits it out and exclaims “oh, this coke’s gone bad!”
Garth, I know exactly what you mean.
While we’re on the subject, rum balls or truffles or dream balls or whatever you want to call them, should never include sultanas or be made from Weet Bix. Thank you.
Ingredients:
1 packet Arnott’s Marie biscuits, or plain sweet biscuits (250g)
1 400g tin condensed milk
1 cup coconut
2 tablespoons cocoa
Directions:
1. Crush the biscuits either with a potato masher or in a food processor until reasonably small crumbs.
2. Add condensed milk, coconut and cocoa and mix.
3. Roll into balls, roll in coconut and leave in fridge at least an hour to set.
I recommend making two batches, just quietly….
Jodie at Mummy Mayhem says
Sounds absolutely DELICIOUS!
Merry Christmas. xx
Marita says
Delicious. This is what I needed to do with my rum balls. Will bookmark for Xmess 2011.
Kymmie says
Hehehe… I couldn't agree with your more!
Marita says
Delicious. This is what I needed to do with my rum balls. Will bookmark for Xmess 2011.
Jodie at Mummy Mayhem says
Sounds absolutely DELICIOUS!
Merry Christmas. xx
Rachel Callus says
Am soo making these for a picnic/bbq on Saturday!
I am already a reader, so it was really cool when this came up as the 5th hit when googling “rum balls without the rum”!!!
Veggie Mama says
hahahahaha I’m ruling the internet with rumless rumballs!
I still have the biscuits and condensed milk in the cupboard from christmas, I’ve got to make some more!
Rachel Callus says
I’m making them tomorrow night (and will have to try really hard not to eat any!!)
I’m doing half with milk arrowroot, half with marie and doing some without coconut, just in case people don’t like it… hello chocolate sprinkles!!
Veggie Mama says
oh chocolate sprinkles – genius! How did the milk arrowroot go? I’ve often wondered if they would make much of a difference.
Rachel Callus says
I ended up watching my nephews so I didn’t make them 🙁 Tomorrow night will have to do.
Veggie Mama says
waaaaaah!
Balooh says
My friend makes these and they are delicious. Unfortunately she’s not kind enough to share her recipe. So after googling them and trying different variations of this recipe I have gotten close but still cannot get them quite as good as I remember my friend’s truffles to be. Will be trying this one soon..thanks in advance..:-)
Veggie Mama says
Oh I hope they live up to your memory!
pt says
I made my first double batch (which is actually 4x the above recipe) on Sunday and they may not last the week… I agree completely on the gross fruit exclusion however I love the real rum taste and use a good spiced Barbados style rum. This year I subbed in ginger snaps for half the biscuit component and GAME CHANGER! I know apparently make Dark and Stormy balls 🙂
Jess says
Right on Sista! The original & the best.
Willow Lane says
Sorry but rum would make these even more awesome! Love love love rum truffles. I tried to recreate the rum truffles from my childhood but didn’t quite succeed 🙁