Print: Chocolate-Covered Cherries

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.

Prep

16 min

Cook

70 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

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 Gather all ingredients.
2 Drain cherries and set on paper towels to dry.
3 Stir together butter and corn syrup in a medium bowl until smooth.
4 Mix in confectioners' sugar and knead to form a dough.
5 Wrap each cherry in about 1 teaspoon dough. Chill in the refrigerator until firm.
6 Melt confectioners' coating in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
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 per serving

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