Chocolate covered cherries
submitted by: Tenise Wertman
serves: about 50
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels or preferred chocolate
Directions:
- Drain about 50 cherries; pat cherries dry on absorbent paper towels and set aside. Reserve remaining cherries for other uses.
- Combine butter, syrup and salt, stirring well. Stir in powdered sugar and knead in bowl until smooth.
- Shape 1/2 teaspoon fondant mixture around each cherry. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet; chill about 2 hours or until firm.
- Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Dip each cherry by the stem into chocolate. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet; chill until firm. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
