Easy, Festive (and Boozy!) Rum Balls Recipe | Alexandra’s Kitchen (2024)

FAQs

How many rum balls do you have to eat to get drunk? ›

That depends on the amount of rum added to the chocolate rum balls and how many you eat. You absolutely can't get drunk off eating these from the recipe, especially if you only eat a few. Do rum balls need to be refrigerated?

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 balls are bite-size homemade treats made with vanilla cookie crumbs, pecans, cocoa, confectioners' sugar, and spiced rum. These do taste like spiced rum, so keep that in mind. Although if rum isn't your favorite, you could try making them with bourbon instead.

Store rum balls in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Alternatively, freeze them in an airtight container for up to 2 months and allow to come to room temperature before eating.

Mixture should be very thick. At this stage it may be a little too soft or sticky because of our summer heat; so just pop in the fridge for a bit to prevent totally flat bottomed balls.

While shots may seem like an easy way to consume alcohol quickly, it's important to remember that they contain much more pure alcohol than a standard drink. This means that even just one or two shots can lead to intoxication or impairment, depending on your tolerance and other factors.

You want the mixture to be wet enough that it holds together easily when rolled into a ball, but not so wet that it is soggy and doesn't hold it's shape. If you think it's a little on the dry side, add a splash more rum and give it another good mix.

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.

I actually used Whiskey, not Rum, in these Rum Balls, because that's what I had at home. They still tasted really good! You can use whatever you have on hand – even a nice liquor would work well. If you don't drink, just leave it out, and they will still taste great!

You will unlikely get drunk from eating rum balls because the alcohol is combined with other ingredients and made into many individual balls. However, the alcohol in the rum does not cook out in these balls because they are not baked.

Do rum balls contain egg? ›

Instead, we blend premium chocolate with toasted ground hazelnuts (feel free to substitute ground almonds), icing sugar, pasteurized egg whites and a premium dark rum. I love the way the coating comes together when it's mixed by hand.

If kept out of direct sunlight and in a cool setting, unopened rum can be stored almost indefinitely. It is considered a stable liquor with a high ABV to preserve its integrity while in storage. Once opened, a bottle of rum should be used within 6 months to 2 years, depending on the additional flavors in the liquor.

What is the shelf life of a Tortuga Rum Cake? Our rum cakes are best if consumed within 12 months of purchase. Refrigeration or freezing will prolong shelf life without changing the quality or taste.

Can I get drunk from eating your bourbon balls? Highly unlikely. The balls are bite-sized, maybe two bite-sized, so you would have to eat a lot of them. You are more likely to experience a sugar high, than a buzz, so we feel it is a safe indulgence.

An average rum cake has around 1/2 cup rum to bake the cake and eating two to three pieces of dry rum cake is too less to get you drunk. However, if you soak the cake in rum after baking and serve it after refrigeration, then eating too much cake can get you a little intoxicated.

What you're ultimately looking for is a rich, chocolate-forward flavor laced with rum but not to a biting degree. (Although the alcoholic tang will mellow out as the rum balls sit.)

Alcohol affects your body quickly. It is absorbed through the lining of your stomach into your bloodstream. Once there, it spreads into tissues throughout your body. Alcohol reaches your brain in only five minutes, and starts to affect you within 10 minutes.

For a Christmas cake soaked in brandy, just one and a half 'standard servings' would be equal to one unit of alcohol. A single pint of beer and one and a half servings of Christmas cake could be enough to set you over the limit. Whilst one serving of a cherry trifle has more than half a unit of alcohol.