LIQUOR-INFUSED CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRIES
This is a great recipe for the holidays (but not for kids!). Please prepare ahead of time, as for this recipe takes a week to make.
Provided by Fred Norris
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes
Time P7DT2h
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Pour cherries, with their juice, into a glass bowl. Cover cherries with rum. Cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerate for 1 week.
- Drain and dry rum-infused cherries.
- Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
- Mix confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup butter, milk, and maple syrup together in a bowl until smooth and pliable. Wrap each cherry with sugar mixture. Arrange on baking sheet. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Combine chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate, 2 tablespoons butter, and paraffin wax in a saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring, until melted, about 5 minutes.
- Dip each wrapped cherry into the melted chocolate mixture using a toothpick. Return to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cherries. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill until set, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190 calories, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 12.9 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 36.3 mg, Sugar 24.5 g
LIQUEUR SOAKED CHOCOLATE MARASCHINO CHERRIES
Maraschino dipped cherries are great but liqueur soaked dipped cherries Wowser! These are so easy to make too. You don't waste the liqueur as you can use it in your favorite cocktail after soaking the cherries. This recipe is from The American cooking club magazine.
Provided by Bergy
Categories Candy
Time 30m
Yield 5 Doz apprx.
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Drain the cherries; dry well; place in a container; pour enough liqueur over the cherries to cover them, seal well and place at room temperature overnight.
- Drain the cherries, saving the liqueur for another use.
- Again dry the cherries well with cheese cloth or a clean cotton cloth. Paper towels will stick. Be careful not to break off the stems.
- Place chocolate chips in a heavy saucepan over LOW heat until the chocolate has melted, stirring constantly. DO NOT let the chocolate get too hot.
- Remove from heat.
- Dip cherries into the chocolate; swirl to coat.
- Place dipped cherries on wax paper; refrigerate to set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 513, Fat 20.6, SaturatedFat 12.1, Sodium 12, Carbohydrate 90.5, Fiber 7.6, Sugar 81, Protein 3.1
MARASCHINO ICE CREAM COUPES WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE
Provided by Annie Denn
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in bowl. Freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
- Cook cherries and liqueur in small saucepan over low heat until warm. Remove from heat, cover and let stand 20 minutes. Bring half and half to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Reduce heat to low. Add chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and stir in cherry mixture. Cool.
- Scoop 1/4 cup prepared ice cream into each of 6 wine goblets. Spoon 2 tablespoons chocolate sauce over. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. Divide remaining ice cream among goblets. Spoon remaining chocolate sauce over. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep frozen.)
CHOCOLATE-COVERED MARASCHINO CHERRIES
I love chocolate covered cherries,and these are so easy to make.I make them every Christmas and Valentines Day
Provided by Divinemom5
Categories Candy
Time 1h20m
Yield 36 cherries(more or less,depending on size of cherrie, 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Drain cherries,place on paper towels and pat well.
- Set aside.
- Place sifted powdered sugar in bowl.
- Combine melted butter,evaporated milk vanilla,and salt.
- Pour over powdered sugar and mix well.
- May need to use hands to form a stiff,not sticky dough.
- Add more powdered sugar slowly,if need to form dough.
- Now pinch of a small amount,flatten into a disc and form around each cherry.
- Pinch off any excess dough.
- Place cherry on wax paper lined cookie sheets and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Melt chocolate chips and shortening over boiling water in double boiler.
- Dip cherries in chocolate,scraping off excess.
- Refrigerate until chocolate is hard.
- (I cheat sometimes and just use the chocolate flavored Almond Bark or candy coating).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 121.2, Fat 4.6, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 3, Sodium 27.8, Carbohydrate 21.2, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 19.9, Protein 0.5
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