Chocolate-Covered Cherries
Originally submitted by Kathy Nowell and modified by Kaboose.com
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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.
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
Cooking Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition Facts
Servings per Recipe: 50
Amount Per Serving
- calories: 209cal
- total fat: 4.7g
- cholesterol: 8mg
- sodium: 29mg
- carbohydrates: 42.4g
- fiber: 0.5g
- protein: 1.2g
Servings: 50
