Chocolate Cream Balls

By MarieR

These little bites of chocolate cream resemble truffles—only creamier! Can add rum. When you don't have time to prepare a more elaborate dessert, these are always the solution, and the truth is they never fail the popularity contest.

Ingredients

• 114-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon almond, coffee or coconut liqueur
• or rum 1 cup chopped chocolate, chopped nuts,
• coconut or nonpareils (sprinkles)

Preparation

Step 1

Mix condensed milk, cream and cocoa in a saucepan.
Cook over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes away from the bottom. Remove from heat. Add coffee, liqueur or rum.
Let cool and, with hands greased with butter, form mixture into small 1 -inch balls. Roll the balls over the chocolate bits, nuts, coconut or nonpareils. Makes 24 cream balls.