Crazy Cravings! Chocolate Covered Cherries!

Okay, so my pregnancy cravings (combined with quitting smoking, I'm sure) have definitely kicked in and been working overtime...yesterday all I could think about was eating Chocolate Covered Cherries. So I went in search of a recipe to make some from home! Here ya go!

Chocolate Covered Cherries

Submitted by: Meredith Rated: 5 out of 5 by 63 members

Prep Time: 1 Hour

Ready In: 1 Hour Yields: 60 servings

"Maraschino cherries are wrapped in sugar then dipped in chocolate flavored confectioners' coating and chilled."

INGREDIENTS:

60 maraschino cherries with stems 3 tablespoons butter, softened 3 tablespoons corn syrup

2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar 1 pound chocolate confectioners' coating

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Drain cherries and set on paper towels to dry.
2.	In a medium bowl, combine butter and corn syrup until smooth. Stir in confectioners' sugar and knead to form a dough. Chill to stiffen if necessary. Wrap each cherry in about 1 teaspoon of dough. Chill until firm.
3.	Melt confectioners' coating in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Dip each cherry in by its stem, and place on waxed paper lined sheets. Chill until completely set. Store in an airtight container in a cool place. Best after 1 or 2 weeks.