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Chocolate Covered Cherries
Ingredients:
- 1 package (12oz) Candy Melts® white, light or dark cocoaEasy-Add Candy Melts® Add to shopping list Candy Melts®
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon Imitation almond extract
- 4 cups confection sugar
- Maraschino cherries with stems
Instructions:
Step 1
Mix the sweetened condensed milk, corn syrup, almond extract, and powdered sugar until it resembles clay.
Step 2
Flatten a rounded teaspoon full of the mixture and mold around the cherry.
Step 3
Place on a cookie pan covered with a sheet of parchment paper and refrigerator for an hour.
Step 4
Hold the cherry by the stem and dip into melted chocolate.
Step 5
Return to cookie sheet and refrigerate 10 minutes to firm coating.
Step 6
Store loosely covered at room temperature for one week*, then refrigerate for up to a month.
*The cherries must be stored at least a week to liquefy.
