Chocolate Covered Cherries Recipe

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Chocolate Covered Cherries
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
193
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

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

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 193.36 Kcal (810 kJ)
Calories from fat 163.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.2g 28%
Cholesterol 27.47mg 9%
Sodium 163.35mg 7%
Potassium 52.13mg 1%
Total Carbs 6.99g 2%
Sugars 4.38g 18%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 2%
Protein 1.42g 3%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 44.5mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 454.3 Kcal (1902 kJ)
Calories from fat 384.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42.76g 28%
Cholesterol 64.53mg 9%
Sodium 383.8mg 7%
Potassium 122.47mg 1%
Total Carbs 16.41g 2%
Sugars 10.29g 18%
Dietary Fiber 1.25g 2%
Protein 3.34g 3%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 4%
Iron 0.5mg 1%
Calcium 104.7mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.3
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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