Chocolate-Covered Cherries
Chocolate-Covered Cherries Recipe
Marrying chocolate and cherry is one of life's sweet pleasures. Indulge in these luscious maraschino cherries wrapped in a delicate dough of butter, vanilla and powdered sugar, then dipped in melted chocolate.
PREPARATION TIME : 10 minutes
COOKING TIME : 25-30 minutes
SERVINGS : 4
INGREDIENTS:
- 8 tablespoons melted butter
- 6 tablespoons corn syrup
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 pounds confectioners'sugar
- 3 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 tablespoon shortening
METHOD:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and sugar. Knead dough,and form it into balls with a cherry wrapped in the middle. The balls should be approximately the size of walnuts.Place balls in the freezer to chill.
- In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips and shortening together. Dip the cooled balls in the chocolate, let cool on parchment paper.
