Rum Balls

Makes approximately 65

Christmas and new years are the perfect times to indulge and celebrate and what would a celebration be without a little treat? Rum balls are a wonderfully naughty bite size treat, a sweet chocolaty offering and drink all rolled into one.

Rum balls make a wonderful accompaniment to any Christmas, party so once you are done with the canapes, crack out the rum balls, they make a delicious finale to a wonderful evening or perhaps morning.

Ingredients

• 350g shortbread, crushed
• 300g chopped pecans or walnuts
• 50g cocoa
• 250g icing sugar
• 150ml dark rum
• 5 tbsp golden syrup
• Shredded coconut or hundreds and thousands

Method

1. Stir the crushed shortbread, nuts, icing sugar and cocoa.
2. Starting with half the quantity of rum and half the golden syrup, gradually stir in the liquids, adding a little at a time.
3. When you can roll the mixture into a 1 inch ball, don't add any more rum or syrup. You may not need all of it.
4. Shape into 1 inch balls.
5. Roll in either coconut or hundred and thousands.