A rum ball recipe is one delicacy we can make for all occasions. the ingredients are not hard to come by and it equally takes less effort to bake them all. I found one recipe that is worth a try. This one cooks in 15 minutes and only requires some wafers, corn syrup, rum, cocoa powder, sugar and wafers. To bake, simply mash up the wafers, put into a bowl with all the other ingredients like rum, cocoa, sugar. knead everything until they are well blended. Roll into balls and store away. When all is done you should have something similar to the picture top left. This rum ball recipe is by courtesy of Christine, a connoisseur.
WHAT THEY ARE
They are around the size of a golf ball and are frequently covered in cocoa, desiccated coconut, or chocolate sprinkles. The alcohol flavor and kick are retained during preparation because they are not baked. Rum balls are particularly well-liked throughout the holidays. Customary Danish rum balls adorned with a variety of sprinkles. In England, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the United States, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Greece, and the Czech Republic, rum balls are a well-liked Christmas confection.
ORIGINS
Where did the Danish rum ball come from? Danish bakers realized they had a small issue with selling their cakes, which led to the creation of Danish rum balls. Their cakes were perfect, but they were simply unable to sell enough of them. At the end of the day, they had more than they needed.
REGIONAL VARIANTS
Depending on the area, they are referred to as sputnik, romkugle, or trøffel in Denmark and are consumed all year round. Another country where the rum ball isn’t always connected to Christmas is Poland, where it’s called bajadera. Rum balls can be prepared in a multitude of ways because regional and family recipes differ. While chocolate and rum are a necessary for every rum ball, the other ingredients can vary in type, quantity, and form.
FLAVORS
Rum balls resemble peppermint or Oreo cookie balls or turtle cookie balls quite a bit. Made with vanilla cookie crumbs, pecans, chocolate, confectioners’ sugar, and spiced rum, rum balls are small, handcrafted confections. Remember that these do taste like spiced rum. It is usually better to choose from one of the following categories or types found on this flavor wheel when trying to identify some of the main flavors included in any bottle of rum that is consumed:
- vegetal
- spices
- sweets
- fruits
- citrus
