Delicious Chocolate -covered cherries with a wonderful filling. Bring a little Amish Country sweetness to your kitchen.
A simple Amish recipe for chocolate-covered cherries.
Just four ingredients!
These delicious candies are easy to prepare. They include a creamy cherry filling wrapped around a cherry. The stem provides for an easy to use handle while also creating a wonderful visual appeal.
Great for gift giving or just for enjoying yourself.
An authentic Amish recipe from Ohio’s Amish Country.
I enjoy these made with a dark chocolate and sometimes for adventure, I’ll sprinkle them with a little coarse salt before they harden.
Preparation Time: 40 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 jar maraschino cherries with stems (10 ounces, with the juice reserved)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons salted butter (softened)
- 16 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
- Drain the cherries, reserving the juice.
- Dry cherries gently with a paper towel.
- In a mixing bowl, mix 3 cups powdered sugar, butter and 1/4 cup of the reserved cherry juice together.
- Add in the last cup of powdered sugar, a little at a time, until the mixture forms a soft dough.
- Refrigerate the dough for 20 minutes.
- Roll the filling into 1 inch balls.
- Flatten the dough balls between the palms of your hands.
- Fold the dough over the cherry to completely cover it, t
- Shape it into smooth ball.
- Refrigerate the covered cherries for 20 minutes.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave.
- Holding the cherry by the stem, dip it in the melted chocolate and allow the excess to drip off.
- Place the chocolate covered cherry on a baking pan that has been covered with parchment paper or wax paper. Repeat with the remaining cherries.
- Allow the chocolate to set completely before storing the cherries in an airtight container.
