Chocolate Covered Cherries

Submitted by Gigi6287

"Found this on a recipe board a couple of years ago"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 60 candies

ingredients

• 60 maraschino cherries, with stems
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1 1⁄2 lbs chocolate, for coating candy

directions

1. Drain cherries well; let stand on paper toweling.
2. Make fondant: Combine butter or margarine, corn syrup and salt; stir in powdered sugar.
3. Knead until smooth.
4. Chill if too soft.
5. Shape a teaspoon of the fondant around each cherry.
6. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheet; chill.
7. In small heavy saucepan or deep bowl over pan of hot water, melt chocolate coating, stirring constantly.
8. Holding onto stems, dip fondant-covered cherries, one at a time, into melted chocolate.
9. Spoon mixture over cherries to coat.
10. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheet.
11. Place in refrigerator to harden.
12. Store in covered container in cool place.
13. Let ripen a week or two and fondant will begin to liquefy.
14. Makes 60 chocolate-covered cherries.

Reviews

[Beverlee H.]

I found this same recipe in my Better Homes & Garden Cookbook last night. I tried one as soon as the chocolate was set enough to touch. They are wonderful. I don't know if I can wait the week for the center to become liquid. They will become a new holiday tradition.

 

[staceyelee]

This is the same recipe I use. I found it in a Christmas cookbook a few years ago- posting our photo. We love these- very yummy !

 

[Fran Myers]

I tried this for a Thanksgiving party. When I found I had no corn syrup, I substutied 3T of eagle brand comdenced milk. Could not of come out any better. Wonderful treat.