Vegan Rum Balls

Christmas is fast approaching! Which makes me incredibly excited, over the next week I am going to eat more food than I normally would in about 2 months. Yay Christmas!
It wouldn't be christmas without a multitude of alcoholic sugary sweets, I have made these for the last few years and they are always a hit.


Ingredients;
9 Weetbix
4 tbsp cocoa
1/4 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup sultanas
1.5 cups soy milk
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/4 - 1/3 cup of rum (this is what i use, it's probably too much for some people, just add it slowly tasting as you go)
More desiccated coconut for rolling


Decoration
1 block vegan white chocolate (we use sweet william)
1 pack mixed red/yellow/green glace cherries


Add icing sugar to soy milk and mix well (should thicken slightly)


Crush up your weetbix and mix with all the other dry ingredients, slowly pour in the rum and the soy milk mixture, mixing as you go until the mixture is moist but will hold shape when rolled into a ball, (should be sticky but firm).


Roll the mixture into small balls and then roll in desiccated coconut until covered, refrigerate until hard (mine took about half an hour).


They are delicious just like this, but as gifts I like to make them look a bit special


Once your rum balls have set, break up your white chocolate and place it in a bowl, microwave in 30 second increments until melted.


Cut up the yellow and red glace cherries into little squares and the green ones into longer shapes. Using a teaspoon place a dollop of the melted chocolate on top of your rumball (you don't want it to be too runny or the decorations won't stick) 
Place your red and yellow cherry 'berries' on the top of the white chocolate and then position the green cherry 'leaves' as you like. Refrigerate until set. Makes approximately 24 depending on how big or small you make them Xx