To begin, finely dice the bittersweet chocolate. Place the chopped chocolate in a glass mixing bowl with the butter. Put this in your microwave and cook on high for 30 seconds. Stir it together and repeat. Give it a final stir and set it aside for a moment.

In a small saucepan, combine the heavy cream and light corn syrup. While stirring, bring this mixture to a simmer over medium heat. When it begins to bubble, remove it from the heat.

Pour it over the melted chocolate and let it sit for 2 minutes.

After the two minutes, stir the chocolate and cream mixture together until smooth.

Add in the bourbon and vanilla. Stir gently until this is completely combined.

Pour the chocolate goodness into a 8×8 glass baking dish. Refrigerate for an hour.

After it has chilled, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and with a small scoop or melon baller, scoop out little balls of chocolaty heaven. Place each on the parchment paper. This will make about 25 – 26 balls. Place the sheet into the refrigerator and chill for another half an hour.

While they chill, finely chop the pecans.

Place the chopped pecans in a bowl. In another bowl combine the cocoa and cinnamon. Stir those together. In a third bowl, you can add a half cup of toasted coconut or candy sprinkles. Whichever you like.

When the balls have finished chilling, melt 8 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate morsels in a double boiler (a heat safe bowl placed over a sauce pan with an inch of simmering water in it.) Gently melt this chocolate. Be very mindful of the temperature and take your time. The chocolate should not get more than 90-92 degrees or you will have chocolate concrete. I highly recommend using a candy thermometer to monitor the temperature of the chocolate.

Grab a cold chocolate ball and quickly dip it into the melted chocolate. Lift it out with a fork, this allows the excess chocolate to drip off.

Place the chilled truffles in mini muffin papers and store in an air-tight container in a cool place. They are best served at room temperature, but keep them away from heat sources.

Enjoy!