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Chocolate covered cherries recipe

Fabulous! Have fun making your own. Will keep tor up to 8 weeks at room temperature. Chill if keeping longer.

Ingredients you need

Maraschino cherries, 60 with stems

Fondant for chocolate covered cherries

Marshmallow creme
⅔ cup 150 ml hard margarine, softened
2 tbsp. 30 ml almond flavoring
½ tsp. 2 ml
Icing (confectioner's) sugar 1⅓ cups 325 ml

Coating for chocolate covered cherries

Dark tempered chocolate, 1 lb. 454 g

Gourmet homemade chocolate covered cherries recipe

Spread cherries on paper towel. Drain overnight.

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Fondant for chocolate covered cherries

Beat marshmallow creme, margarine and almond flavoring in medium bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in king sugar. Turn out onto counter. If too sticky, work in a bit more icing sugar. Flatten 1 tsp., 5 ml, (or marble size piece) fondant, then mold and place around cherry, covering completely.

Coating for chocolate covered cherries

Melt chocolate in small saucepan over hot water, or on low, stirring constantly, until smooth. Do not overheat. Pour some of melted chocolate into small narrow glass. Place glass in bowl of warm water. Holding cherry by stem, dip into chocolate to completely coat. Allow excess to drip back into glass. Place on waxed paper. Let set. Redip bottoms, if necessary to seal completely. Let stand at room temperature for at least 2 days for fondant layer to liquefy. Makes about 5 dozen.