Christmas Balls Recipe

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4.25 from 4 votes

Make your Christmas extra wonderful with these choc-coated Christmas Balls.

Prep Time30

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Australian

Servings: balls

Calories: 195kcal

Author: Libby Hakim

Ingredients

1 cup Christmas Cake crumbs
1 ½ cups desiccated coconut (130 grams)
¼ cup chopped glace cherries
½ cup condensed milk
1 tablespoon rum
1 teaspoon cocoa
180 grams milk chocolate (for dipping)
6 extra glace cherries (for decorating)
coloured sprinkles or gold leaf (optional, for additional decorating

Instructions

Mix all ingredients (apart from dipping and decorating ingredients) together and stir to combine.
Roll into balls. Add a little extra coconut if the mixture is too wet to form balls.
Place into fridge for at least one hour to set.
Melt chocolate. Remove balls from fridge and dip each ball in the chocolate.
Place balls on a tray lined with baking paper.
Chop extra glace cherries and decorate the top of each ball before the chocolate sets. Add any other sprinkles, gold leaf or other decoration.
Place balls into fridge to set.
Store in fridge for up to one week.

Notes

Serving:

They're great chilled, straight from the fridge, or enjoy them at room temperature.

Storing:

Store in an airtight container the fridge for up to one week.

Freezing:

Freeze for up to 3 months in an airtight container or freezer bags.

Nutrition:

The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.

Nutrition

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