Jim Beam Bourbon Balls

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup jim beam bourbon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 12 ounces good quality semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 8 ounces pecans
• 1/2 lb store-bought plain butter pound cake, cut into cubes
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Bring cream to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and stir in bourbon and vanilla.

2. 2

   Sprinkle chocolate over cream and allow to set without stirring for 5-6 minutes.

3. 3

   Meanwhile, pulse the pecans in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add pound cake cubes and pulse until pecans and cake are finely chopped.

4. 4

   Stir the chocolate and cream until smooth. Pour the chocolate over the pound cake mixture in the food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl and refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until firm enough to scoop, about 1 hour.

5. 5

   Sift cocoa and powdered sugar together in medium bowl. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out heaping tablespoons of bourbon-chocolate mixture and roll to form a ball. Roll ball around in cocoa-powdered sugar mixture to coat and transfer to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining bourbon-chocolate mixture. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. These look great placed in mini paper muffin/candy cups.