Our family celebrated last weekend, so we are the epitome of lazy today. We've had breakfast, consumed our annual dose of A Christmas Story, had leftover pizza for lunch and are currently in the middle of a 4 hour documentary about Monty Python.
Not your typical Christmas.
But I decided to do one thing today that I'm calling "constructive."
Along with a good percentage of our friends, we've recently discovered Rum Chata.
Sweet, milky, slightly coconuty rum. It's good over ice. It's good hot. According to Hannah, it's good in coffee. There are numerous recipes out there for baked goods that list Rum Chata among the ingredients. But I looked for, and couldn't find, the obvious RC recipe: rum balls.
So let the Christmas Day experiment begin!
My recipe for Rum Chata Rum Balls
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup Rum Chata
2 1/2 crushed Nilla Wafers
2+ cups chopped pecans, divided
Put the white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir and zap for 20 second intervals until melted and smooth. Stir in Rum Chata, Nilla Wafers and 1 cup of the pecans. Chill for at least one hour.
Roll the mixture into balls. I couldn't exactly roll the balls in chopped pecans - I had to "press" the chopped nuts into the balls.
I have to say, the end result was quite tasty. The Rum Chata balls even got a stamp of approval from Hannah.
Too bad my last name is not Schweddy.
Merry Christmas everyone!
The Rum balls look great. Maybe you can mail some to Texas. You have become quite a chef with your Pesto recipe and now rum balls. Sounds like a great Christmas! Luv ya Lori
ReplyDeleteThey look delicious! How iron is it that I just used that Schweddy reference yesterday!
ReplyDeleteIt goes without saying that my sense of humor is rather off kilter!! LOVED the skit on SNL!
They look delicious! I'm definitely going to try my hand at it! How ironic is it that I used the Schweddy reference yesterday! Lol
ReplyDeleteI think it goes without saying that my sense of humor is rather off kilter... the "Schweddy skit" is one of my SNL favorites!
Thanks for sharing!
I'm bring these to a get together next Saturday. How far in advance can I make them? Looks delicious & can't wait to try them!
ReplyDeleteSo fun, I think I will try this. I wonder if drizzle them with a little extra chocolate then sprinkle the chopped nuts so it sticks....oh the creative juices are flowing. Just re watched the SNL skit last week. Priceless, you had me at Shweddy!
ReplyDeleteHas anyone rolled them in cinnamon sugar?
ReplyDeleteDelicious thank you !Merry Christmas
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