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     Title: Better Than Store Bought Chocolate Covered Cherries
Categories: Fruits, Chocolate, Dairy
     Yield: 25 Cherries

     3 c  Powdered sugar
   1/4 c  Butter
   1/4 c  Condensed sweetened milk;
          - not evaporated
     4 ts Canilla extract
       pn Salt
    12 oz Bag good quality chocolate
          - chips (milk, semi-sweet,
          - or dark)
    14 oz (400 g) jar maraschino
          - cherries; drained, dried,
          -juice reserved

 Start by making a fondant - simply combine the first
 five ingredients until smooth and not sticky. Chill in
 fridge for an hour.

 Line a baking sheet with wax paper and spread cherries
 out in a single layer - stems on, if possible. Freeze
 for an hour.

 When ready to make your chocolate covered cherries,
 remove fondant and cherries from the fridge/freezer.
 Since it takes a bit of time to make these, I remove
 only a few cherries and a bit of fondant at a time so
 that they don't get too warm and sticky.

 Wrap each cherry in 1-2 teaspoons of the fondant,
 forming a tight ball. Return cherries to tray and freeze
 again for an hour.

 Use either the microwave or a double-boiler to melt your
 chocolate. Thin it down with enough reserved cherry
 juice to get the proper consistency for dipping.

 Removing a few fondant-wrapped cherries from the freezer
 at a time, dip them in the chocolate and coat
 completely. Let the excess chocolate drip off, then
 put the cherry on wax paper to rest. Dab a bit of extra
 chocolate on top to cover any hole left from the
 toothpick.

 When done, place dipped cherries in the fridge to set.
 Store in an airtight container in the fridge as well. If
 you let them be for a few days, the center with be nice
 and liquidy... but they're good right away too!

 Recipe by: Jennifer McConnell

 RECIPE FROM: https://www.justapinch.com

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