Best Chocolate Covered Cherry Sangria Recipes

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES

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Easy, delicious cherries. Just like you buy in the box! It's best to let the candies ripen for 1 to 2 weeks.

Provided by Meredith

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

60 maraschino cherries with stems
3 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons corn syrup
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 pound chocolate confectioners' coating

Steps:

Drain cherries and set on paper towels to dry.
In a medium bowl, combine butter and corn syrup until smooth. Stir in confectioners' sugar and knead to form a dough. Chill to stiffen if necessary. Wrap each cherry in about 1 teaspoon of dough. Chill until firm.
Melt confectioners' coating in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Dip each cherry in by its stem, and place on waxed paper lined sheets. Chill until completely set. Store in an airtight container in a cool place. Best after 1 or 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 68.2 calories, Carbohydrate 10.5 g, Cholesterol 1.5 mg, Fat 3.6 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 5.1 mg, Sugar 4.5 g

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY SANGRIA RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Chocolate Covered Cherry Sangria Recipe - (4.3/5) image

Provided by á-43062

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 bottle Chocolate Red Wine (one that is a red wine with notes of chocolate... good options are "Red Decadence" or "ChocolatRouge")
2 cups Black Cherry juice (If you can't find it, you can substitute pomegranate juice)
3 cups ginger ale
1/2 cup chocolate flavored vodka (optional)
1 cup whole black cherries

Steps:

1. Mix all the liquid ingredients together in a pitcher or jug. 2. Stir, stir, stir. 3. Serve over ice and garnish with cherries.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRIES

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Not only is this my family's favorite festive dessert, but it makes a delicious holiday present, too. Best of all, you can (and should) prepare these ahead. The candy gets better as it's stored, with the centers becoming even juicier. -Linda Hammerich, Bonanza, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 jars (8 ounces each) maraschino cherries with stems, well drained
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening

Steps:

In a small bowl, combine the sugar, butter, milk and extract. Knead until smooth and pliable. Shape into 1-in. balls and flatten each into a 2-in. circle. , Wrap one circle around each cherry and lightly roll in hands. Place with stems up on waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Cover loosely and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. , In a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Holding on to the stems, dip cherries into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper until set. Store in a covered container. Refrigerate 1-2 weeks before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206 calories, Fat 10g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 28mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.