Chocolate Covered Cherries
From crocwoman 16 years ago
- - to make
- Serves 50
I make these for Christmas and my family loves them.
Ingredients
- 16 oz jar maraschino cherries shopping list
- 3 tbsp butter shopping list
- 3 tbsp corn syrup shopping list
- 1/4 tsp salt shopping list
- 2 c icing sugar shopping list
- 1 pkg. (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips shopping list
- 1 tbsp shortening shopping list
How to make it
- Drain cherries, pat dry on paper towels and set aside.
- Beat butter, corn syrup, and salt together well
- Stir in icing sugar and knead until smooth (mixture will be very stiff)
- Shape 1/2 tsp of sugar mixture around each cherry
- Place on wax paper and place in freezer until cherries are firm
- Melt chocolate chips and shortening
- Dip each cherry in chocolate and place on wax paper lined baking sheet
- Chill until firm and store in fridge.
- NOTE- The cherries take about 2 weeks for their centers to get soft once out of the fridge
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
Love these so much. Thank you!!!!Afraid I might eat them all by myself!!!
cherihannah
in Shickshinny loved it
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Oh I'm going to make these! This recipe sounds just perfect! Thank you so much for posting your recipe here !!!
annieamie
in Los Angeles loved it
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Will surprise my mother on her birthday with these! Thank you for the recipe!
shirlex7565
in Sparta loved it
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