Cherry Cordials
Homemade Cherry Cordials are easy to make and get better by the day. They have a sugary filling and a maraschino cherry then encased in a chocolate shell.
Servings: 20 cherries
Ingredients
- 20 stemless maraschino cherries drained and dried well.
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter melted
- 4 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 pound chocolate almond bark broken up into squares
- ½ cup red candy melts
- ½ cup green candy melts
Instructions
- Drain your 20 stemless maraschino cherries and lay out on a paper towel lined plate to dry. You may want to use several paper towels and roll the cherries around on the paper towel.
- In a large bowl, add the 3 cups powdered sugar melted ½ cup butter, and 4 tablespoons light corn syrup. Using a hand mixer on medium speed, beat until combined.
- Scoop out about 1/2 to 3/4 tablespoon of the sugar mixture.
- Place a cherry in the middle of the sugar mixture and roll the mixture around it.
- Once the sugar mixture has completely coated the cherry, roll into a ball.
- Place the sugar coated cherries on a parchment paper lined rimmed baking sheet.
- Repeat with all the cherries.
- Once all of the cherries are coated with the sugar mixture, place them in the freezer for 30 minutes until the sugar mixture is firm.
- While the cherries are firming up, work on the chocolate coating.
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, add the 1 pound chocolate almond bark. Melt the chocolate in 30 second intervals and stir after interval until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
- Using 2 forks dip the cherries into the chocolate and place back on the parchment paper. I also like to use a skewer to push the cherry off the fork. I push at the bottom of the ball to avoid making marks in the chocolate.
- Add the ½ cup red candy melts and½ cup green candy melts in separate microwave-safe bowls.
- Microwave one bowl at a time in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval until each color is completely melted and smooth.
- Spoon each color into a separate sandwich bag and cut a small hole in the corner of each sandwich bag.
- Drizzle the cherries with the red and green candy melts.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
Storage: Place your cherries in an airtight container in the fridge until you are ready to serve them up. I recommend eating within 1-2 weeks of them being made.
Freezing: Place the cherries in a freezer-safe container or freezer bag. Place in the freezer for up to 2 to 3 months.
Thaw: When you want to eat them, grab from the freezer or let them thaw first in the fridge for a few hours to overnight.
Nutrition
Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 3mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 144IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.03mg
