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Coconut Chocolate-Covered Cherries Recipe

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A friend gave me this recipe because she knew how much I like chocolate-covered cherries. Coconut and nuts make this version absolutely divine.

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Coconut Chocolate-Covered Cherries Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 60 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flaked coconut
2 cups finely chopped walnuts
2 jars (16 ounces each) maraschino cherries with stems, well drained and patted dry
2 packages (11-1/2 ounces each) milk chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter and confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Beat in milk and vanilla until well blended and mixture looks like softened butter. Fold in the coconut and walnuts.
With moist hands, shape 2 teaspoonfuls of coconut mixture around each cherry, forming a ball. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled.
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip coated cherries into chocolate. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month. Yield: about 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 131 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 31 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Coconut Chocolate-Covered Cherries in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2006, p65

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Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2011 by bernerlover

everyone at work loved them

Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2008 by twooftwo

This recipe is delicious! I made them for our family Christmas party. I found that chilling the coconut mixture well, before wrapping it around the cherries, and again aftering wrapping the cherries, makes it much easier to handle and helps the chocolate set much faster. Otherwise the filling is too sticky. I would make these again and will add them to my favorite Christmas recipes!