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Title: Choco-nut balls
Post by: bellesy on February 22, 2010, 11:18:26 am
Name of Recipe: Choco-nut balls (aka 'Homemade Ferrero Rocher')
Number of People: Depends. In our house they go very quickly!
Ingredients:
1 x 250g packet Milk Arrowroot biscuits
3 tbsp cocoa
1 x 395g tin condensed milk
1/2 cup chopped nuts (or chop them yourself in the TMX)
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
A few drops of rum essence (or 1.5 tbsp rum).  This is optional.

Preparation:

1.  Blitz the packet of biscuits to a fine powder, the finer the better.  (10 seconds at speed 8 or 9 tends to do the trick).
2.  Add the other ingredients and mix on Reverse, speed 3 until combined.
3.  Take teaspoon sized lumps and roll them into balls and refrigerate until firm.

No cooking required.  The finer the biscuit powder, the smoother the result.

This is similar to the recipe I use for rum balls at Christmas time, but I use sultanas instead of chopped nuts.  But the nuts give it a different flavour, and they don't seem quite so Christmassy this way, so we enjoy them all year round!

members' comments
rainbow - I tried these today and rolled them in chocolate sprinkles, very easy.

Title: Re: Choco-nut balls
Post by: Thermomixer on February 22, 2010, 12:19:05 pm
Thanks bellesy  :-*  Might be one for MrsT
Title: Re: Choco-nut balls
Post by: cookie1 on February 22, 2010, 12:20:21 pm
Another wonderful sounding recipe. Thanks.
Title: Re: Choco-nut balls
Post by: katesjoy on February 22, 2010, 12:32:14 pm
My kind of recipe bellesy, will be making it soon.
Title: Re: Choco-nut balls
Post by: Amanda on February 23, 2010, 12:16:56 am
Yum!
I might be gilding the lily a little, but dipping them in chocolate seems like a good idea!
Title: Re: Choco-nut balls
Post by: bellesy on February 23, 2010, 03:58:00 am
Yum!
I might be gilding the lily a little, but dipping them in chocolate seems like a good idea!

I think that would be an excellent idea!  After making them you could melt the chocolate in the bowl (probably wouldn't need to wash the bowl  ???) and dip the balls into it.  I think I'll have to try that!
Title: Re: Choco-nut balls
Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on February 23, 2010, 04:01:11 am
I would wash the bowl first and dry it really really well.  If there is moisture in the bowl when you are trying to melt chocolate it won't work and the chocolate will be ruined (learnt that the hard way).  :)
Title: Re: Choco-nut balls
Post by: Amanda on February 23, 2010, 05:10:32 am
I would wash the bowl first and dry it really really well.  If there is moisture in the bowl when you are trying to melt chocolate it won't work and the chocolate will be ruined (learnt that the hard way).  :)

Most definitely!!!
Chocolate will seize if it comes into contact with moisture and then it becomes completely unworkable.
Title: Re: Choco-nut balls
Post by: rainbow on February 23, 2010, 05:22:18 am
I tried these today and rolled them in chocolate sprinkles, very easy.  :)
Title: Re: Choco-nut balls
Post by: Thermomixer on February 24, 2010, 05:19:43 am
Maybe roll them in some blitzed shredded coconut and white chocolate chocolate Amanda? 
Title: Re: Choco-nut balls
Post by: meganjane on February 28, 2010, 02:01:55 pm
MMMMMMmmmmm!!!!