chocolate covered fruit

These indulgent Chocolate Covered Cherries are quick and easy to make with maraschino cherries and melted chocolate! They're a great everyday treat or perfect for holiday gifting!

Chocolate Covered Cherries

sugar

butter, room temperature

sweetened condensed milk

vanilla extract or almond extract

maraschino

chocolate chips

In a large bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, butter, condensed milk and vanilla extract. Using your hands, knead until it forms a thick paste. Refrigerate for an hour, or until firm and cold.

Make sure the cherries are well drained and pat them dry. Line a large baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Set aside. 

When the mixture is firm, scoop out about 2 teaspoons and form it around each cherry, placing them on the prepared baking sheet. I find that rolling the mixture into a ball and then flattening it into a disk is the easiest way to cover the cherry. 

Place the baking sheet in the freezer for at least an hour until firm.

When ready to assemble, melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments, stirring after each, until melted.

Remove the cherries from the fridge and dip into the melted chocolate, placing back on the lined baking sheet. 

Refrigerate the cherries for about an hour until the chocolate is set and firm.

this looks amazing. definitely going to make them next week so they will be good for Christmas.  thank you thank you! g

I made your recipe as written, but found your measurement of 2 tsp of dough to each cherry too much- I used approximately 1 tsp and the recipe made 30 cherries.  :)  I am hoping if I leave the cherries to sit for a week or two they get gooey!

These were amazing! I made mine with cherries I soaked in brandy. I have to admit mine were not nearly as pretty. I didn’t let the dough sit in the fridge long enough though. It does need to get firm so you can roll it into nice balls.

I am making these for my son and husband. I don't like maraschino cherries as I find them much too sweet for me. They on the other hand love them. I bought some store made ones but I am also doing these because I want to try my hand at them as see if they like these better. I also do gift boxes for the homeless and I am going to put some in them for Christmas.

These easy dark chocolate covered cranberry sauce bites are the perfect way to use up leftover canned cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving or Christmas!

Dark Chocolate Covered Cranberry Sauce Bites

can jellied cranberry sauce

Tbsp coconut oil

Cut Sauce

Open your can of cranberry sauce and cut into approximately ½” thick discs (about 2 full “ribs” from the can imprint)

Freeze Rounds

Place the sauce rounds on a baking sheet lined with parchment or silicone mat and place into your freezer for at least 30 minutes to firm (longer is fine too if you want to freeze in advance). If you’re in a rush, you can skip this, but I find it makes dipping harder

Melt Chocolate

Add your dark chocolate chips and coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl, and cook for 1 minute on high. Stir, then cook in additional 15-second increments, stirring each time, until melted and smooth

Remove the sauce from the freezer, and use a fork to submerge each slice completely in the chocolate. Let the excess drip off, then place it back on the lined baking sheet. Repeat until all are coated

Harden

Return to the freezer for about 30 minutes, until the chocolate is fully set. Enjoy!

I actually tried these this past weekend and they're delicious! I sliced mine probably a little thicker than I was supposed to (because measurements and I are not friends) so I just chucked them in the freezer most of the day and hoped for the best.

I think over-freezing them helped because I didn't have much trouble with moving the slices around (and I did use the coconut oil, which I think is the right call). Mine were a little uneven on the bottom but I mostly attribute that to my inexperience with dipping things. I'd definitely make them again - even if they were piles of mush they'd still taste amazing!

Very cute idea. Simple and tasty. Great instructions and recipe guidelines. 

However, the actual process of slicing and then dipping the cranberry pieces is way more difficult than this lovely expert makes it seem. Mine turned out a total mess. Amateurs beware!!

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