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Chocolate Covered Cherries

Course Candy
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Covered Cherries, Chocolate Covered Cherries Recipe
Prep Time 1 hour
Servings 60 cherries

Equipment

  • Baking Sheet
  • Paper Towels
  • Wax Paper
  • Paper Candy Cups

Ingredients

  • 2 10 oz jars Maraschino Cherries with Stems
  • 3 tablespoons butter softened
  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 10 oz Melting Wafers Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, or White Ghirardelli brand highly recommended

Instructions

  • Drain cherries then lay on paper towel lined baking sheet to dry. Use extra paper towels to pat dry.
  • Mix softened butter, light corn syrup, and sifted powdered sugar to form fondant. Measure one teaspoon of fondant and form into a flat disc shape. Wrap each cherry in fondant. Chill cherries in refrigerator until firm.
  • Follow package direction for melting wafers. Dip each fondant wrapped cherry in chocolate letting excess chocolate fall back into bowl. Place on wax paper lined baking sheet to set.