These special occasion no-bake easy to make chocolate balls definitely fall under the category of "and more" in the lesssugarandmore.com website. But, they do have less sugar than many holiday treats and it's not too difficult to eat just one. They also contain no processed ingredients and do have pure baking cocoa, which healthline.com claims can reduce inflammation, in addition to other benefits such as improving brain health - I don't know about that one but having one of these truffle balls in the middle of the afternoon with our Swedish coffee time, also known as Fika, definitely exudes a nice happy feeling. Check out the mix-it-up section for substitution tips to remove rum or make healthier.
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Equipment and Tools
Mixer (optional)
Tips
Fat content - if you are trying to stay away from butter substitute some of the butter with a neautral oil such as canola oil
Shaping the truffle balls - Dip your hands with cold water to make the dough not stick to your hands
Tea biscuits - We always use Kedem tea biscuits. We buy them in our local grocery store but if you can't find it there here is a link as well. You can also try using plain graham crackers or oats and let us know how that works!
Cocoa powder - Purchase unsweetened cocoa powder, not dutch processed
Time Saving Tips
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Meal Planning Tips
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Recipe for Chocolate Rum or Vanilla Truffle Balls
1: Ingredients
Main Ingredients
240 grams (2 packages) of plain tea biscuits
90 grams (6-7 Tbsp) unsalted room temperature butter
90 grams (~1/2 cup) sugar
1 Tbsp rum (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup warm milk
50 grams (1/3~1/2 cups) unsweetened cocoa
Topping
Powdered sugar (optional)
Sprinkles (optional)
Shredded coconut (optional)
2: Directions
Put tea biscuits in a tied or ziplocked plastic bag and crush into pieces with a hammer or meat tenderizer - so much fun
Whisk butter, sugar, vanilla, rum (optional) in mixer or by hand
Add cocoa powder to warm milk and stir until cocoa is dissolved
Add cocoa powder and warm milk mixture into #2
Add crushed cookies
Stir
Roll into approximately 1" (2~3 cm) balls
Roll in powdered sugar, sprinkles and/or coconut (optional)
Place in fridge for a minimum of 2 hours to cool.
3: Mix it up
Try substituting some oatmeal for the petite beurre tea biscuits. You may need to add more milk to make formeable into balls.
4: Serving suggestion
Best served cold. Great with a homemade hot cocoa
5: Storage
Store in refrigerator for up to five days. They may be frozen for longer too.