Chocolate Balls Food

CHOCOLATE BALLS

Steps:

• Crush the biscuits until they're down to a fine crumble texture. Then mix the cocoa, coconut and crushed Marie biscuits together.
• Add the condensed milk and stir all the ingredients together until well combined.
• Using slightly wet hands, roll the mixture into balls.
• Roll in coconut before placing in fridge to harden.

CHOCOLATE BALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the peanut butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in graham cracker crumbs until well blended. Form the dough into 1 inch balls by rolling in your hands, or by using a cookie scoop.
• Melt the semisweet chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate squares, and the shortening in the top half of a double boiler. Use a fork to dip the balls into the melted chocolate, and place on wax paper to cool until set.

CHOCOLATE RUM BALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the 2 types of chocolate and melt over a double boiler. (Or in a metal bowl over a pot of simmering water.) Whisk in the butter pieces. Whisk in the sugar and the rum.
• Put the sprinkles in a bowl. Roll the chocolate mixture into small balls, about 1 1/2 inches each. Roll them in the sprinkles until they are fully coated. Store them in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT BALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl mix together the nuts, condensed milk, almond extract and coconut. Using your fingers, press the mixture into balls about 3/4-inch round. Place onto sheet trays and let rest at room temperature for 4 hours or in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• After the balls have set up, melt the chocolate and shortening until smooth. Dip into the chocolate to coat evenly and lightly. Place onto a parchment or foil lined sheet pan to dry.

CHOCOLATE RUM BALLS I

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the crushed vanilla wafers, 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, cocoa, and nuts. Blend in corn syrup and rum.
• Shape into 1 inch balls, and roll in additional confectioners' sugar. Store in an airtight container for several days to develop the flavor. Roll again in confectioners' sugar before serving.

BRAZILIAN CHOCOLATE BALLS

Steps:

• Grate chocolate and return 1/3 of it back to the fridge.
• Mix the remaining 2/3 of the grated chocolate with all other ingredients: ground almonds, coffee, powdered sugar and rum.
• If you're not using the rum and the mixture feels very stiff, add a bit of milk or cream to it instead so you can work with it.
• Roll the mixture into balls, then roll the balls in the remaining grated chocolate.
• Keep the chocolate balls refridgerated.

SWEDISH CHOCOLATE BALLS (OR COCONUT BALLS)

Steps:

• Mix the oats, sugar, and cocoa together in a bowl. Add the butter, and use your hands to mix the ingredients together to make a thick dough. Mix in the coffee, vanilla, and chocolate until thoroughly blended.
• Place the coconut flakes in a small bowl. Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll between your hands to make small balls, about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Roll the balls in the coconut flakes. Balls are ready to eat, or may be refrigerated 2 hours to become firmer.

NUT CHOCOLATE BALLS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix peanut butter, confectioners' sugar and honey until blended. Knead with hands if necessary.
• Shape into 3/4 inch balls; place in jelly roll pan. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• When balls are firm, heat chocolate and shortening until melted and smooth under low heat. Remove pan from heat; let chocolate cool slightly. Carefully dip balls into chocolate mixture, then into chopped nuts to coat. Place on waxed paper-lined pan; cover loosely and refrigerate until coating is set- about 1 hour. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

SWEDISH CHOCOLATE BALLS (CHOKLADBOLLAR)

Steps:

• Heat a pan over medium heat and add oats. Toss and shake until fragrant and lightly toasted, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Combine sugar, cocoa powder, salt, cayenne, butter, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and coffee in a bowl. Add the oats and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Portion dough into balls using a sorbet scoop. Roll balls in grated coconut and transfer to a parchment-lined baking pan. Let them firm up in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes.

HOT CHOCOLATE BALLS

Steps:

• Microwave chocolate, cream and salt in a large bowl, stirring occasionally until smooth- about 2 minutes.
• Refrigerate until firm- about 2 hours. Roll 3 TBS chilled chocolate mixture into ten 2 " balls. Individually wrap balls in saran wrap and transfer balls to a large Ziploc.
• Freeze.
• To make 1 cup of hot chocolate, combine 1 unwrapped chocolate ball and 1 cup whole or low fat milk in a large mug. Microwave, stirring occasionally until smooth and hot- about 2 minutes.
• You can also use vanilla soy milk if you like that.

CHOCOLATE NUT BALLS

Steps:

• In the top of a double boiler over hot (but not boiling) water, melt the chocolate chips.
• Stir in nuts, condensed milk, vanilla and salt.
• Mix well.
• Cool the mixture until until you can work with it comfortably. If it is too soft, chill it in the refrigerator until it is workable. The temperature in your kitchen and the type of nut (and fineness of chopping) used can influence how much it needs to chill before being workable.
• Butter hands and roll mixture into 1 inch balls.
• Roll the balls in the chocolate sprinkles (or grated chocolate) and refrigerate.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine confectioners sugar with coconut, almonds and condensed milk.
• Shape into 1-inch balls.
• Place in refrigerator until firm.
• In a microwave-safe bowl melt the chocolate chips with shortening, removing to stir once or twice until smooth.
• Dip each ball into the chocolate mixture allowing the excess chocolate to drip off.
• Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.
• Store in refrigerator.