Description
Delicious chocolate-covered maraschino cherries that are fun to make and even more fun to eat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 ounce maraschino cherries (with stems)
- 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoons almond extract
- 12 ounces chocolate almond bark
Instructions
- Add the sifted powdered sugar, softened butter, corn syrup, vanilla and almond extract to a medium bowl.
- Use clean hands to mix this together. (You can use a spoon, but using your hands is much faster and easier.) It will start off dry but will come together eventually becoming the consistency of Playdoh.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Grab 2 teaspoons of the dough and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on the prepared baking sheet. Continue this process until all the dough has been used.
- Flatten each dough ball into a disk about 2-inches in diameter.
- Grab a cherry and mold the dough around the cherry smoothing it out all over. Place it back on the baking sheet and repeat the process with the remaining dough.
- Add the Almond Bark to a medium/small microwavable dish. Heat for one minute then stir. Heat for an additional 30 seconds and stir until it is fully melted and smooth.
- Grab the stem of a cherry and dip it into the chocolate making sure the entire cherry is covered.
- Allow the excess chocolate to drip off then place it back on the baking sheet to dry.
- Repeat the process with the remaining cherries.
- Once the cherries are dry, reheat the remaining Almond Bark and pour or spoon it into a small Ziplock bag.
- Snip a tiny corner of the edge and drizzle the chocolate over the cherries. Allow to dry.
Notes
- This recipe is perfect for parties or holiday gatherings.
- Store in a cool place to keep the chocolate from melting.
- For a fun variation, consider adding sprinkles on top before the chocolate hardens.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cherries
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg