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Truffle Cherries Recipe

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Chocolate is popular at our house, especially during the holidays, so these double-chocolate gems never last long!

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Truffle Cherries Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 jar (8 ounces) maraschino cherries with stems, well drained
COATING:
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons shortening

Directions

In a small saucepan, bring the cream, butter and sugar to a boil; stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate until melted. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until easy to handle.
Pat cherries with paper towels until very dry. Shape a teaspoonful of chocolate mixture around each cherry, forming a ball. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or until firm.
In a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip cherries until coated; all excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper to set. Yield: about 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 57 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 11 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Truffle Cherries in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2002, p37

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Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2010 by jamcat_jou

I used cherries without the stems and they worked well too. It made them look more like the other chocolate that I make at Christmas time. These were fantastic!

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2007 by imadisneymom

Oh where oh where will I ever find the time???

Definitely will have to make these - maybe for Valentines Day!