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Elegant Dipped Cherries

Here's a sure way to impress holiday guests. These sweet maraschino cherries are wrapped in unsweetened chocolate, then dipped in melted vanilla chips. A chocolate drizzle dresses them up for serving on a festive plate of sweets. -Sedora Brown Waynesboro, Virginia

18 ServingsPrep: 1-1/4 hours + freezing

Ingredients

1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries with stems, well drained
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 teaspoons half-and-half cream
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup white baking chips
2-1/2 teaspoons shortening, divided
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Pat cherries dry with paper towels and set aside. In a large bowl,
combine the butter, corn syrup, unsweetened chocolate and cream.
Stir in the confectioners' sugar.
Knead until smooth. Roll into 18 balls; flatten each into a 2-in.
circle. Wrap each circle around a cherry and lightly roll in hands.
Place cherries, stem side up, in a shallow paper-lined container.
Cover and freeze for at least 2 hours.
The day before serving, remove the cherries from freezer. In a
microwave, melt vanilla chips and 1-1/2 teaspoons shortening, stir
until smooth.
Holding onto the stem, dip each cherry into vanilla mixture; allowing
excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.
Melt chocolate chips and remaining shortening; stir until smooth.

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Elegant Dipped Cherries (continued)

Directions (continued)

Drizzle over the candies. Refrigerate until firm. Store candies in
an airtight container. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 182 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 32 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.