Rum Balls

You can make this with any type of rum for these delicious treats. I prefer Bacardi Rum but have also used Bundaberg Rum.

1 packet Marie biscuits
1 cup desiccated coconut
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 can condensed milk
2 tablespoons Rum
extra desiccated coconut for coating

Place biscuits into a food processor and blend into fine crumbs.
Pour into a large bowl with the coconut and cocoa and stir to combine.
Add the condensed milk and rum and mix well.
NOTE: You may not need the whole can of condensed milk, the consistency of the mixture should be slightly wet and sticky but still hold it's shape.
Roll the mixture into balls and coat with coconut. Refrigerate overnight.

Mulled Wine

1 orange
12 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1 bottle (750ml) good quality red wine
1 tsp mixed spice
1/2 cup light brown sugar

Cut orange in half and stud with cloves
Place in a saucepan with spice and sugar.
Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves, then cover and simmer over very low heat for 10 mins

Baileys Irish Cream

Baileys Irish Cream

3 tins Nestle condensed milk
3 tins Carnation evaporated milk
3 x 300ml Bulla thickened cream
1 1/2 x 250g blocks Cadbury chocolate
6 teaspoon vanilla essence
700ml Scotch Whisky
Optional - 1 1/2 teaspoon Coffee

Melt chocolate in a double saucepan. Heat condensed milk and gradually stir into melted chocolate. Mixture may become lumpy, don't worry, just blend until smooth in an electric blender. Allow to cool. In a very large bowl mix chocolate with remaining ingredients. Pour into empty, cleaned, scotch bottles and refrigerate at all times.

Makes 5-6 x 750ml bottles

Cinnamon Infused Vodka

I've been overindulging on the Sauv Blanc over the festive season and now it is giving me a headache every time I have more than a couple of glasses :-(

So for NYE I was planning on drinking Apple Crumbles but I've just realised that I don't have much cinnamon infused vodka left, damn! I might have to switch to Vodka Sunrises instead...

Cinnamon Infused Vodka
Absolute or Smirnoff Vodka (any good quality Vodka will do)
cinnamon quills/sticks (allow 1 for each 250ml)

Drop the cinnamon stick(s) in the bottle of vodka and seal well.
If you have a dishwasher, run the vodka through your normal wash cycle 5-6 times (when you do your normal load of dishes of course).
Otherwise place bottle in a jug of hot (not boiling) water, replace water regularly over a couple of weeks.
When the vodka has a deep colour and cinnamon smell (approx 2 weeks) take out the cinnamon stick and enjoy!

To serve:
Apple Crumble Cocktail
very good quality, fresh apple juice - I'm currently loving Tassie Crushed Tasmanian Apple Juice (lovely & cloudy). Black label juice is good as well. Just don't use juice off the shelf (you know, the bright yellow stuff that looks like wee….yuk)
lime quarters - 2 per glass
lots of ice cubes
large tall glasses
straws

3/4 fill the glass with ice cubes.
Squeeze each lime quarter into glass and then add lime to the glass.
Pour required amount of vodka and fill with apple juice.
Serve with a straw to mix and enjoy!

Variations:
Instead of using Cinnamon, use a Vanilla Bean (whole, split) and serve with Pineapple Juice and Ice
Fruit, like Strawberries, can also be used. Serve with Aperol, Apple Juice and Ice