Heavenly CHOCOLATE RUM BALLS

These delectable CHOCOLATE RUM BALLS exceed all expectations, getting top marks no matter which way you prepare them - with rum-soaked cherry centres or a luscious rum buttercream.

This recipe for CHOCOLATE RUM BALLS has been perfected over the years by my sister Dana, who always goes the extra mile to ensure friends and family enjoy themselves. Dana gives us two very different ways of filling them - I bet she’s gunning for points with Santa for being extra nice this year.

Thanks to an invite from our friends at COUNTRY HILL COTTAGE, this amazing recipe is our submission for a HOLIDAY COOKIE COLLABORATION between ourselves and a group of fellow YouTube channels. You’ll find links to all of the participating channels at the bottom of this story.

Now, on to the details of these fabulous treats!

CHOCOLATE COATING – I’m hesitating to call the rich outside finish for these cookies a dough since we don’t bake them. Instead, we blend premium chocolate with toasted ground hazelnuts (feel free to try the recipe with ground almonds too), icing sugar, pasteurized egg whites and a premium dark rum. I love the way the coating comes together when it’s mixed by hand.

SOUR CHERRIES – The first way you can fill the cookies is with sour cherries soaked in rum. Try to find premium cherries as they tend to be more firm and easier to roll.

BUTTERCREAM – The buttercream for this recipe is a classic combination of egg yolk, sugar and butter, with the rum adding a subtle flavour. Freezing the small knobs of cream filling ensure they won’t melt as you wrap them in the chocolate coating.

OUTSIDE COATING – I like distinguishing the two flavours by rolling them in two unique coatings. The toasted ground hazelnuts pair perfectly with the cherry-filled balls, while the white chocolate adds yet another wondrous taste to the cream filled ones.

Looking for additional treats this holiday season? We encourage you to visit the other YouTube Channels that participated in this HOLIDAY COOKIE COLLABORATION - click the links below to visit each and every one!

CHOCOLATE RUM BALLS – one great recipe, two different fillings, and three cheers for my sister Dana for sharing this family favourite!

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[CookingwithChika]

These look beautiful! I've never seek a buttercream made using cooked egg yolks - learned something new!

[SusansEasyRecipes]

Happy holidays friends. Wonderful Chocolate rum balls. These rum balls should be mandatory on every holiday table :)

[ellendelights]

Awesome Chocolate Balls and Collaboration, came from Country Hill Cottage, New Subscriber!

[bestbitesforever]

Not only do both versions of these rum balls look absolutely fantastic, but you did a great step by step tutorial for them that I'm sure anyone could follow. I'm so glad that we were able to do this collab together, it was a lot of fun. And as a bonus, I got this beautiful recipe. Thank you so much for sharing your family's tradition :) I'm definitely going to share this onto my FB and my Holiday Playlist and all of that so that others can enjoy it too :) and of course I subbed :)

[MrsKringlesKitchen]

Just seeing the happy dance Nik did after a taste sold me! :-)

[reubenlemn]

Wow those look so good I would roll mine in coconut 🥥

[paulafigueiredo]

My husband usually does chocolate truffles the traditional way. Sometimes with French cognac. I'll ask him to make me your recipe.
Your Rum Balls recipe is really different. I’ve never tried “truffles” with egg yolks.
Thanks for sharing this recipe.

[AnnaCarterLittleLizardKitchen]

delicious recipe and beautiful channel. New subbie xxx

[LauricesKitchen]

I would drink far too much rum while making these. But so good. 🎄🤶