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Monday, December 23, 2013

Chocolate Covered Cherries

Unlike my earlier post on the easiest peanut butter fudge ever, these chocolate covered cherries, while seemingly easy to make, are labor intensive.

But they're for my dad, and he's worth it.


Dad's Chocolate Covered Cherries

3 tbs. of butter*, softened
3 tbs. of light corn syrup
2 cups of sifted powdered sugar
2 jars of maraschino cherries, with stems
2 bags of dark chocolate chips (or your choice of chocolate)


  1. Drain the cherries and let sit in a colander to dry out a bit.
  2. Mix the softened butter with the corn syrup and then add to the powdered sugar. Mix into a fondant dough.
  3. Break off a small piece of fondant, roll into a ball and then flatten into a small disk. Wrap each cherry in the fondant and put onto a wax-paper lined cookie sheet.  Then chill for 1-2 hours, until hardened.


4. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Be careful not to splash water into the chocolate, or it will seize up and make it virtually unusable. You can also melt it in the microwave, according to the package directions.

5. Dip each fondant-wrapped cherry into the chocolate and put back onto a clean wax-paper lined cookie sheet.


6. Let them chill overnight before packaging them up.

**Butter is a necessary component. Without it, the fondant doesn't hold together and you have a sticky, gooey mess.

They're crazy sweet, but yummy! Enjoy!


10 comments:

  1. These are my Dad's favorite treat. Does the fondant become creamy like the store bought kind?

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    1. Hi Kerry, when they're refrigerated, no. But after they're out at room temperature for a while, the fondant is definitely softer...not liquefied, but yummy nonetheless. Super sweet. Happy holidays and thanks for the follow. :-D

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  2. I had no idea there was fondant on them! Very cool. My mom is not visiting for Christmas due to a broken wristt, but I will try this when she comes down in the Spring. Thanks for sharing the how to. Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas.

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    1. Merry Christmas, Winnie! I hope you like them. Cheers!

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  3. I had no idea there was fondant on them! Very cool. My mom is not visiting for Christmas due to a broken wristt, but I will try this when she comes down in the Spring. Thanks for sharing the how to. Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas.

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  4. I had no idea there was fondant on them! Very cool. My mom is not visiting for Christmas due to a broken wristt, but I will try this when she comes down in the Spring. Thanks for sharing the how to. Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas.

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  5. I had no idea there was fondant on them! Very cool. My mom is not visiting for Christmas due to a broken wristt, but I will try this when she comes down in the Spring. Thanks for sharing the how to. Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas.

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  6. These look nice, special too being a favorite of your Dad's.

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  7. These look amazing! Thank you for linking them up with recipe writers. I am adding this to my own recipe book, because I'm sure they will be a hit!

    Amanda Rose
    sewmuch2say.com

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    1. Thanks, Amanda! You will suffer from sugar shock, but they are delicious! And my dad loves them. Made with love, I say...makes all the difference. Thanks so much!

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