Christmas Wild Turkey Balls

I went to make my yearly Rum Ball recipe the other day.  Except I didn’t have any rum.  I don’t drink enough to warrant going and buying a whole other bottle just to make them, so I thought I’d make do with what I had.  Twelve years ago I bought a one litre bottle of Wild Turkey – which is my favourite except I don’t really drink (hangovers!)

I had 1/4 bottle of it left and gave it a whirl.  Well, goodbye Rum Balls, because the Wild Turkey Balls were so much more…. Christmassy!

To me, the smell of Christmas has always been mixed fruit-infused alcohol. Funnily enough, it is a childhood memory – Mum would soak the fruit for weeks on end and would keep adding booze every week until the dried fruit would literally pickle you when you ate them.  I pretty much do the same thing now!

You can freeze these – but make them now and keep them in the fridge to ‘mature’ so they are really strong for Christmas Day!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Christmas Wild Turkey Balls

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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Savory turkey meatballs seasoned for the holidays, juicy and flavorful. Perfect as a festive appetizer or party snack that’s easy to serve and enjoy.

Course: Biscuits/SlicesCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

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4

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

Calories

180

kcal

Total time

55

minutes

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Ingredients

• 8 Weetbix Biscuits

• 1/2 cups Desiccated Coconut

• 400 grams Condensed Milk

• 1 cup Dried fruit (the sort you buy for fruit cakes)

• 2 tbsp Cacao Powder

• 2/3 cups Wild Turkey Whiskey

Directions

• Place the dried fruit into a sealable container, pour over the Wild Turkey.  Mix well.
• Seal and place in the fridge for a few days – allowing the fruit to absorb the alcohol.
• Crush the Weetbix in a large bowl.  Add the cacao powder, the condensed milk and the coconut.
• Pour the dried fruit into a strainer and then add to the mix.
• Mix until combined.
• Roll in teaspoon mounds, roll to make a ball and cover in coconut or cocoa (depends on how you want them to look!).
• Place the balls in the fridge to harden.
• Allow to mature in the fridge (good for up to 8 weeks)

Notes

• You can substitute cacao powder for cocoa.
• Suitable for freezing.

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