Homemade Chocolate Covered Cherries recipe

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Ingredients

8 tablespoons melted butter
6 tablespoons corn syrup
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 pounds confectioners' sugar
3 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
½ tablespoon shortening

Nutrition Info

208.7 calories
carbohydrate: 42.4 g
cholesterol: 7.6 mg
fat: 4.7 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 1.2 g
saturatedFat: 2.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 23.5 mg
sugar: 34.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and sugar. Knead dough, and form it into balls with a cherry wrapped in the middle. The balls should be approximately the size of walnuts. Place balls in the freezer to chill.

  2. In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips and shortening together. Dip the cooled balls in the chocolate, let cool on parchment paper.

Recipe Yield

50 servings

Recipe Note

Very good--better than store-bought! Make them a week or two before serving, so the candies will develop the juice around the cherries.

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