Bourbon Balls

SERVES: 16

CALORIES: 250

CARBS: 30 g

FIBER: 2 g

PROTEIN: 3 g

1. 1. SOAK COVERED overnight

      • • 100 g finely chopped nuts, roasted (65 g walnuts + 35 g pecans, roasted)

        • 60 g strong bourbon  

        • 20 g Cointreau

   2. ADD

      • • (250 g) 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 5 snickerdoodles)

        • 40 g powdered sugar

        • 40 g maple syrup

        • 2 t orange zest, finely chopped

        • 1/2 t ginger

        • 1/2 t cinnamon

        • 1/4 t cardamom

        • 1/4 t allspice

        • 1/4 t salt

        • 1/8 t cloves

        • 1/8 t black pepper

1. 3. ROLL into 16 balls then FREEZE

   4. DIP into chocolate bath

      • 300 g semi-sweet chocolate, melted in microwave for 4 minutes on 50%, stirring occassionally

      • STIR in 60 g chocolate chips to temper

   5. SPOON ROLL then SALT

   6. REFRIGERATE or FREEZE