Rum Balls - A No Bake recipe for Easy Entertaining (2024)

FAQs

What can I substitute for vanilla wafers in rum balls? ›

While vanilla wafers are my favorite for their subtle sweetness and vanilla notes, graham crackers, butter cookies, digestive biscuits, or shortbread cookies are all excellent substitutes. For a gluten-free version, opt for gluten-free cookies.

Rum Ball FAQs

You could replace the rum with half orange juice and half apple juice/cider, but obviously the taste will change. Or I recommend making these no-bake chocolate coconut snowballs instead!

Add more cocoa powder or ground almonds if the mixture needs thickening. Roll and coat: Bakery rum balls tend to be monstrously huge; I prefer to make them bite-sized at home.

Can rum balls make you drunk? This is a no bake recipe, which means any alcohol we use in the process won't be cooked away or made less effective. However, we're not using that much of it, so getting drunk isn't something to worry about! After all, there's only ¼ cup of rum divided among 24 individual bites.

The name is a shortened version of vanilla, the flavor profile common to all Nilla-branded products. Originally marketed as Nabisco Vanilla Wafers, the product's name was changed in 1967 to the abbreviated form, Nilla Wafer.

What can I substitute for Nilla Wafers in banana pudding? If you're using them as a cookie any small sugar or butter cookie will suffice. OR - Replace vanilla (Nilla) wafers with shortbread cookies. OR - For making a pie or dessert crust you can substitute graham cracker crumbs.

If the mixture seems too dry, add an additional small amount of melted butter or more rum. Form small balls about the size of a walnut. Roll these in either cocoa powder or sprinkles. Store them in a tin with a tight fitting lid.

If you want to make this cake alcohol-free but still have the flavor of rum, make these substitutions: For the Cake: Substitute the rum in the cake batter with an equal amount of milk, then add 2 tablespoons of rum extract along with the vanilla extract.

Rum balls are a popular Christmas treat in England, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the United States, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Greece and the Czech Republic. In Denmark they are enjoyed year round and known as either romkugle, trøffel or sputnik, depending on the specific region.

Can kids have rum balls? ›

Yes, kids can eat rum balls but the rum in them may not be suitable for kids.

Rum does not get you more drunk than vodka. It's the amount of alcohol you consume in a given period of time, not the spirit per se that determines how drunk you get. For example a shot of vodka or rum (1.5 oz) will obviously enter the bloodstream faster than a co*cktail sipped slowly.

If you're feeling wound up, and tired of your own worries, rum is the way to make that all go away. It will make you feel carefree, appearing nonchalant to everyone around you. Interestingly, rum is one of the oldest spirits in the world, originating in the Caribbean.

Its molecules will evaporate not just when alcohol reaches its boiling point, a chilly 173 degrees Fahrenheit compared to water's 212 degree Fahrenheit boiling point, but any time it is exposed to the air. Despite its ability to dissipate, “it's impossible to cook out all of the alcohol [in a dish],” says McGee.

Bourbon, brandy, rum, or vanilla liqueur

Use 2 tsp of alcohol to replace 1 tsp of vanilla extract. People should take care when using these in recipes that they will serve to children, pregnant individuals, or those who avoid alcohol.

INGREDIENTS: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WHEY (FROM MILK), EGGS, SALT, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, ...

For the Cake: Substitute the rum in the cake batter with an equal amount of milk, then add 2 tablespoons of rum extract along with the vanilla extract. For the Rum Syrup: Substitute any of the following for the rum: apple juice, orange juice, white grape juice, or apple cider.

Barrel-aged spirits like bourbon, brandy, and dark rum make great substitutes for vanilla extract, as their oaky flavor profiles will impart a similar warmth.