rum balls

Spherical liquor treats

Rum balls are small, round confections made from crushed cookies or cake crumbs, cocoa, nuts, and rum, typically rolled in chocolate sprinkles or powdered sugar.

They require no baking and improve as they age, letting the rum flavor develop.

A fixture of holiday cookie trays: Grandma always made rum balls at Christmas.

Related

coconuts · crumbs · cookie crumbs · no-bake · desserts · confection · liqueurs · rolled · cookie dough · Christmas cookies · treat · fruitcake · snack · sugars · brandied cherries · mixture · pralines · tiramisu

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cooking method

rum ballsbaked goods

Foods made by baking

biscotti · madeleines · shortbread · sugar cookies · snickerdoodles

alcohol content

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Plain sweet baked treats

peanut butter balls · rice krispie treats · chocolate chip cookies · fudge · cake pops

flavor profile

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Citrus curd on shortbread

fruit jellies · angel food cake · meringue kisses · sorbet · vanilla wafers

Family

rum, ball, rums, balls, balled, balling

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Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G