Chocolate Covered Cherries |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Ingredients:
16 ounce(s) jar of marashino cherries with stems |
10 ounce(s) jar of marashino cherries with stems |
3 tablespoon(s) butter |
3 tablespoon(s) corn syrup |
1/4 teaspoon(s) salt |
1/2 teaspoon(s) almond extract |
2 cup(s) powdered sugar |
12 ounce(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips |
1 tablespoon(s) butter |
Directions:
1. Drain 50 cherries in a colander; pat dry on paper towels
2. Combine butter, syrup and salt mixing well
3. You may add 1/2 t. almond extract
4. Stir in powdered sugar; mix.
5. On a piece of Saran kneed the dough until smooth; wrap in Saran
6. Wrap a small amount of dough around each cherry and place on a Saran or waxed paper lined cookie sheet.
7. Chill cherries and dough for a short while.
8. Combine chocolate and shortening in top of double boiler; melt
9. I microwave for 1 minute and stir and then micro for another minute and stir.
10. Dip each wrapped cherry into chocolate mixture
11. I set the bowl in a pan of hot water as I work.
12. I use a teaspoon and dip & ladle the chocolate over the cherries
13. Chill
14. Remove and store cherries in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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