Amish Chocolate Covered Cherries

A simple Amish recipe for chocolate-covered cherries.

Just four ingredients! 

These delicious cnadies 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.

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

1. Drain the cherries, reserving the juice. 
2. Dry cherries gently with a paper towel.  
3. In a mixing bowl, mix 3 cups powdered sugar, butter and 1/4 cup of the reserved cherry juice together.
4. Add in the last cup of powdered sugar, a little at a time, until the mixture forms a soft dough.
5. Refrigerate the dough for 20 minutes.
6. Roll the filling into 1 inch balls.
7. Flatten the dough balls between the palms of your hands.
8. Fold the dough over the cherry to completely cover it, t
9. Shape it into smooth ball.
10. Refrigerate the covered cherries for 20 minutes.
11. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. 
12. Holding the cherry by the stem, dip it in the melted chocolate and allow the excess to drip off.
13. Place the chocolate covered cherry on a baking pan that has been covered with parchment paper or wax paper. Repeat with the remaining cherries.
14. Allow the chocolate to set completely before storing the cherries in an airtight container.