Homemade Chocolate Covered Cherries

These chocolate covered cherry cordials are exactly what I was looking for: a luscious, syrupy cherry encased in dark chocolate.
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Three Homemade Chocolate Covered Cherries on a white background. The one in front has been split open, the cherry and inner juices can be seen pouring out.

These homemade chocolate covered cherry cordials are exactly what I was looking for: a luscious, syrupy cherry encased in dark chocolate.



These chocolate covered cherry cordials are exactly what I was looking for: a luscious, syrupy cherry encased in dark chocolate.

Homemade Chocolate Covered Cherries

Yield: 36 servings
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Inactive Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

These homemade chocolate covered cherry cordials are exactly what I was looking for: a luscious, syrupy cherry encased in dark chocolate.

Ingredients

  • Maraschino Cherries-2 small jars
  • 1 stick butter
  • 6 Tbsp corn syrup
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 3 lbs powdered sugar
  • 12 oz melting chocolate ( use the best you can find, I recommend Ghirardelli)


Instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients except the cherries and chocolate, into a soft dough
  2. Wrap each cherry in a ball of dough
  3. Freeze cherries for 1 hour
  4. Dip sugar dough wrapped cherries into melted chocolate
  5. Allow cherries to cool without touching on parchment paper
  6. Store cherries for 2 weeks for sugar to liquify with the cherry juice inside.
Nutrition Information
Yield 36 Serving Size 1 piece
Amount Per Serving Calories 235Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 9mgSodium 32mgCarbohydrates 47gFiber 0gSugar 45gProtein 1g

Nutrition data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix, and should only be used as a general guideline. This information is provided as a courtesy and there is no guarantee that the information will be completely accurate.



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