Classic Chocolate Covered Cherries. Make an extra special treat for your loves this Valentine’s Day. These Easy and Delicious chocolate-covered cherries will be a big hit with whoever you gift them to.
Chocolate Covered Cherries
I remember my mom making these chocolate-covered cherries for Valentine’s Day Treats. Nothing says I Love You like homemade. If you love making homemade candy as gifts or to enjoy, then you might like my recipe for Copy-Cat Mounds Bars , homemade Resee’s candy, and chocolate-dipped candy canes (perfect for stirring hot chocolate with)
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Ingredients
- powdered sugar,
- softened butter, unsalted
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- maraschino cherries
- 10 oz. chocolate melts
Equipment
Mixing bowls
Baking Sheet
How to Make Chocolate Covered Cherries
Drain all of the cherry juice, and place the cherries between paper towel
Combine the sugar, butter, milk, and extract. The mixture will feel like play dough or fondant
Grab a pinch of the fondant, and flatten it into a circle about 2 inches in diameter
Place the cherry into the center of the circle, and wrap the fondant around the cherry
Place down on the baking sheet that is lined with wax paper
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours
Melt the chocolate by either heating it on the stovetop while constantly stirring or popping a glass bowl of chocolate into the microwave for about 1 minute, pulling it out to stir halfway through
Dip the sugar-coated cherries into the chocolate by holding the stem and submerging the cherry to the stem, making sure the chocolate is sealed completely over the cherry.
Place on a wax paper lined baking sheet – and allow to cool until chocolate is set.
Store these in a covered container in the refrigerator, and Refrigerate 1-2 weeks before serving. This allows the sugar to interact with the cherry juice and break down into the pink sugar juice that you are used to when biting into chocolate-covered cherries! 🙂
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Recipe and instructions for these Easy Chocolate Covered Cherries.
{Easy and Delicious} Chocolate Covered Cherries Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup softened butter unsalted
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 20 oz. maraschino cherries
- 10 oz. chocolate melts
Instructions
- Drain all of the cherry juice, and place the cherries between paper towel
- Combine the sugar, butter, milk, and extract. The mixture will feel like play dough or fondant
- Grab a pinch of the fondant, and flatten it into a circle about 2 inches in diameter
- Place the cherry into the center of the circle, and wrap the fondant around the cherry
- Place down on the baking sheet that is lined with wax paper
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours
- Melt the chocolate by either heating it on the stove top while constantly stirring, or popping a glass bowl of chocolate into the microwave for about 1 minute, pulling it out to stir half-way through
- Dip the sugar-coated cherries into the chocolate by holding the stem, and submerging the cherry all the way to the stem, making sure the chocolate is sealed completely over the cherry
- Place on a wax paper lined baking sheet – an allow to cool until chocolate is set
- Store these in a covered container in the refrigerator, and Refrigerate 1-2 weeks before serving. This allows the sugar to interact with the cherry juice, and break down into the pink sugar juice that you are used to when biting into chocolate covered cherries! 🙂
Notes
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