Posts Tagged ‘holiday’

Not Quite Buckeye Balls

November 15, 2013

I don’t normally talk in such definitive terms but: We’ve all been making Buckeye Balls incorrectly for the entirety of man kind. It’s true. The correct recipe follows.

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1 (6.5oz) container of PB2 with chocolate
1/2 of the same container filled w/ powdered sugar
2 tbs virgin coconut oil
6 tbs dark spiced rum
3 tbs coconut coffee creamer
chocolate bark, melted

In the bowl of an electric mixer using the paddle attachment, lightly mix PB2 and powdered sugar. Mix in the coconut oil and blend for about a minute until it’s even distributed through the bowl. Add in the rum, 1 tbs at a time, until the batter has a sufficient rum taste but doesn’t knock you over. Then add the coconut creamer until the mixture just comes together. You might not use all of the creamer. It should look like this:

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Roll the dough into balls worth one or two bites. Refrigerate them for half an hour. Melt chocolate bark by the directions provided (Or make your own using your favorite chocolate and a scoop or two of shortening. I was lazy today.) Cool until you can just touch the chocolate enough to work with. Swirl each dough ball into the chocolate bark, and then set on a lined cookie sheet.

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Refrigerate until set, then serve. Then thank me. Often. I’m freezing them and sending them to Costa Rica, because I want to be that far away from their magnetic wonderfulness.

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Cranberry Relish

November 26, 2008

1 12oz package whole cranberries
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp kosher salt
2-3 tbs orange liqueur
zest of 1 orange
1 tsp fresh ginger, minced

Combine sugar, water, salt, liqueur, zest, and ginger. Bring to a boil and add cranberries.  Bring back to a boil, the lid and reduce the heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally until all the cranberries pop and the sauce thickens a little. (Approx 15 minutes)  Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until needed.