Chocolate Covered Cherries II

Name: Chocolate Covered Cherries II
Prep time: 4 h 45 min
Cook time: 4 h 45 min
Total time: 4 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 591 milliliters confectioners sugar; 454 grams maraschino cherries, drained; 59 milliliters margarine; 1 Tbsp milk; 473 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 2 Tbsps shortening

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Chocolate Covered Cherries II a try. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 581 calories, 3g of protein, and 26g of fat. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of margarine, confectioners' sugar, shortening, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, mix together confectioner's sugar, margarine, milk and almond extract.

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Almond Extract

Margarine

Sugar

Milk

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On a lightly floured surface, knead the mixture into a large ball.

Roll into 1 inch balls. Flatten the balls into 2 inch circles. Leaving the stems sticking out, wrap the cherries in the circles by lightly rolling in hands.

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Cherries

Roll

Wrap

Place the wrapped cherries on wax paper and chill in the refrigerator at least 4 hours.

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Cherries

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Wax Paper

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt chocolate chips and shortening. Holding by the stem, dip the chilled cherries into the chocolate chip mixture. Chill until serving.

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Chocolate Chips

Shortening

Chocolate

Cherries

Dip

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Ingredients

Servings:

1teaspoons

almond extract 591milliliters

confectioners' sugar 454grams

maraschino cherries, drained 59milliliters

margarine 1Tbsp

milk 473milliliters

semisweet chocolate chips 2Tbsps

shortening

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Von Winning Winnings Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 20 dollars per bottle.