Medium

Chocolate-Covered Cherries

Total Time
1h 26m
16m prep · 70m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

These chocolate-covered cherries taste just like what you get in a Brach's box! They are easy to make and delicious. It is best to let the filled candies ripen for 1 to 2 weeks.

Ingredients

  • 60 maraschinos cherries with stems
  • 3 tablespoons butter , softened
  • 3 tablespoons corn syrup
  • 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1 pound chocolate confectioners' coating

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Drain cherries and set on paper towels to dry.

  3. 3

    Stir together butter and corn syrup in a medium bowl until smooth.

  4. 4

    Mix in confectioners' sugar and knead to form a dough.

  5. 5

    Wrap each cherry in about 1 teaspoon dough. Chill in the refrigerator until firm.

  6. 6

    Melt confectioners' coating in a heavy saucepan over low heat.

  7. 7

    Holding onto the stem, dip each cherry into coating and place on waxed paper-lined sheet trays. Chill in the refrigerator until coating is set. Store in an airtight container in a cool place.

Nutrition Facts

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