HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES

Homemade Chocolate Covered Cherries image

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

Provided by knowell

Categories Desserts Candy Recipes Chocolate Candy Recipes

Yield 50

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 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, Sodium 23.5 mg, Sugar 34.8 g