Chocolate covered cherries

Chocolate covered cherries

Ingredients/Components

• margarine or butter, softened - 3 Tbsp
• sifted powdered sugar - 2 c
• light corn syrup - 3 Tbsp
• jars - 60 maraschino
• dipping chocolate

How to make chocolate covered cherries:

Drain cherries on paper towels several hours or overnight. In a small mixing bowl, combine margarine and corn syrup. Stir in powdered sugar. Knead until mixture is smooth. (Chill mixture if it is too soft to handle.) Shape about 1/2 teaspoon of powdered sugar mixture around each cherry. Place cherries on waxed paper-lined baking sheet; chill.

In saucepan, over low heat, melt chocolate, stirring constantly. Holding cherries by stems, dip, one at a time, into chocolate. Spoon chocolate over cherries to seal completely. Let excess chocolate drip off cherries. Place, stem side up, on waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Chill until chocolate is firm. Place in a covered container and let ripen in refrigerator 1 to 2 weeks before serving. Store in refrigerator. Makes 60.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Fruit, Candy.