Chocolate Covered Cherries

Chocolate Covered Cherries

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
  • Serves: 36,Yield: 36cherries(more or less,depending on size of cherrie

    • About This Recipe

    “I love chocolate covered cherries,and these are so easy to make.I make them every Christmas and Valentines Day”

    Ingredients

  • 1jarmaraschino cherry, drained well
  • 3tablespoonsbutter, melted
  • 1/4 cupevaporated milk
  • 1teaspoonvanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoonsalt
  • 4 1/2 cupssifted powdered sugar( , may need more)
  • 1 (12ounce) bags semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2tablespoonsshortening

    • Directions

  • Drain cherries,place on paper towels and pat well.
  • Set aside.
  • Place sifted powdered sugar in bowl.
  • Combine melted butter,evaporated milk vanilla,and salt.
  • Pour over powdered sugar and mix well.
  • May need to use hands to form a stiff,not sticky dough.
  • Add more powdered sugar slowly,if need to form dough.
  • Now pinch of a small amount,flatten into a disc and form around each cherry.
  • Pinch off any excess dough.
  • Place cherry on wax paper lined cookie sheets and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Melt chocolate chips and shortening over boiling water in double boiler.
  • Dip cherries in chocolate,scraping off excess.
  • Refrigerate until chocolate is hard.
  • (I cheat sometimes and just use the chocolate flavored Almond Bark or candy coating).

    • Reviews

  • “I was really happy with this recipe. I put my kids in an assembly line to roll the cherries. It was a lot of fun! We did a large jar of about 96 cherries and had plenty of dough for all of them in a single batch. I also doubled the shortening in the chocolate coating. Excellent!”

  • “These were pretty good, but I guess I was expecting a liquid center like most chocolate covered cherries have. I read reviews that say they will liquify if left sitting, but it has been about a week.I keep tasting one a day and they still do not have a liquid center, but they do taste good.”

  • “Great! Super yummy and really really easy to make as well.Thankyou for sharing!!”

  • “Now these are great-I had never done them like this and boy are they great–can’t eat many at a time but they are so nice!! Thanks very much”

  • “I ended up having at least half of the fondant left over so I would suggest either making a half recipe of the fondant or buying 2 jars of maraschino cherries. I used Hershey’s Special Dark chips and enough shortening to get the proper dipping consistency. Be sure to cover up the entire cherry in chocolate otherwise, when they sit, the cherry juice starts to seep through the uncovered area. I fixed that by doing a touch up with remelted chocolate.”

  • “These are amazing! I added some coconut to the “dough” and they turned out delicious. I took them to a party at worked and they were wiped out right away. Thanks for such an easy crowd-pleaser!”

  • “We made these for our 2010 holiday tray for family and friends, and these were a huge hit.We tripled the batch and they were loved by all.Thank you for sharing this keeper of a recipe.”

  • “I made these for my dad for his birthday. He said they were great!The grand-kids and kids kept sneaking them. My nephew told me please make these for my birthday present! Definitely a do again must!”

  • “These are really good. This is the third year that my cousin and I have made them together for Valentine’s Day. They are a lot of work but they are really good! Thanks! :D”

  • “Very good! I’m a little slow, so this was very time consuming- but not at all difficult. Besides, everyone loves them! I ended up with waaaay more cherries than this (perhaps I was heavy-handed, or the cherries were small) and switched chocolate halfway through to dark. I must say I much prefer the dark chocolate, and I can’t wait to try them soaked in rum as per Carol Ryan’s suggestion. Thanks so much for posting this!”

  • “You must try this recipe – it is out of this world! The only change I made was to soak the cherries in rum for 2 weeks!! I took a Christmas goodies basket to work and my boss kept going on about the “chocolates” he thought I had bought! I also took them to a New Year’s dinner with the same results!I have my second batch of cherries soaking in rum as we speak!I was able to find cherries with stems at Wal*Mart – won’t that make them seem even more delectable!! I have to say I think this is my favorite recipe from Recipezaar and is fast becoming my signature goodie to make!Thank you so much for sharing!!”

  • “Everyone raved about this recipe! It was definatley a winner!”

  • “These are very good.They are also very rich.They really do taste like the store bought chocolate covered cherries.”

  • “These chocolate covered cherries are great! They were so easy to make too. Today I am making a second batch using white chocolate for my husband who is not keen on regular chocolate. I can see these definantly being a part of my every yr homemade Christmas candies. Thanks for sharing this recipe Divinemom5 !”

  • “These are a very easy candy to put together-they just take some time. They taste so much better than the ones you buy at the store.My family loves them so much I have had to hide them in hopes of having some left for Christmas at our house next weekend.”

  • “These are wonderful!The flavor is just great.I am trying to let them sit for awhile and cure a bit before eating but I keep sneaking them.I made the recipe as posted and it was very easy.These will be great gifts!Thanks for posting a recipe I will be making for many years to come.”

  • “WOW!Unbelievably good and easy!Everyone loves them.I usually double the recipe and then I can use the entire small can of milk.I also like to put them into small,white candy boxes,that I buy from special candy stores, and give them out as gifts.”

  • “These are some of the best Chocolate Cherries that I have ever eaten.Very simple, but takes a little time to put together.Worth the effort.”

  • “DEE-LISH-IOUS! I surprised my BF with these candies (he loves chocolate covered cherries,)and he has been snarfing these babies down! They are so addictive! The longer they sit, the better. With Christmas coming up, I am planning to make several batches of your chocolate covered cherries to give to friends and family as gifts! Thanks Divine!”

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