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    Home » Desserts » Easy Chocolate Covered Cherries

    Easy Chocolate Covered Cherries

    by Lainey · Posted: Jul 23, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    These Easy Chocolate Covered Cherries are so easy to make and so delicious. 

    chocolate covered cherries in a white mug

    Tips and Variations:

    • If you don’t have shortening, use coconut oil.
    • Make sure the cherries are dry before dipping in melted chocolate. Because the chocolate will seize up.
    • To ensure the chocolate doesn’t burn or seize, melt chocolate and butter over very low heat.
    • Try not to get water in the bowl with the chocolate or on any of the utensils you’re using. It will cause your chocolate to seize up.
    • If you want a thinner chocolate for dipping, add more coconut oil to the chocolate.
    • Store in the fridge for up to a week.

    chocolate covered cherries halved on white plate

    Ingredients you will need:

    • fresh cherries, washed and pitted
    • 2 cups confectioners sugar
    • 3 tablespoons butter
    • 1 tablespoon milk
    • 1 ¼ teaspoon almond extract
    • 1 bag chocolate chips
    • 1 chocolate bar (optional)
    • 1 teaspoon plain shortening (optional)

    ingredients for chocolate covered cherries

    The sweet cherries I used for this recipe are fresh Northwest Cherries. Pick some up at your local grocery store.

    washed northwest cherries on a white paper towel

    Put a cherry inside the thumbprint and mold the dough up and around the stem until the entire cherry is covered.

    Dip the cherries into the melted chocolate, using a spoon to roll them until completely covered chocolate.

    How to Freeze Cherries in 3 simple steps:

    If you have extra cherries on hand and would like to freeze them for baking at a later date, here is how:

    1. Wash and pit all the cherries.
    2. Place cherries onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet and freeze flat for 12-24 hours. Or freeze directly in a bag, making sure it’s evenly spaced out.
    3. After this initial freeze, transfer frozen cherries into a large plastic zip-top bag.

    Cherries should keep for 6 months as long as they are in an air-tight, freezer-safe bag.

    Northwest cherry growers in a white bowl covered with chocolate

    Other recipes you might like with fruit and chocolate:

    • Mini Fruit Cookies
    • White Chocolate Fruit Tart
    • Chocolate Pretzel Rods
    chocolate covered cherries in a white plate, bowl, and cup
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    Easy Chocolate Covered Cherries

    Keyword: chocolate covered cherries
    Author: Lainey

    Ingredients

    • fresh cherries washed and pitted
    • 2 cups confectioners sugar
    • 3 tablespoons butter
    • 1 tablespoon milk
    • 1 ¼ teaspoon almond extract
    • 1 bag chocolate chips
    • 1 chocolate bar optional
    • 1 teaspoon plain shortening optional

    Instructions

    • Remove pits from about 16-18 fresh cherries. Wash and set aside on paper towels to dry completely. You can leave the stems to help with dipping in chocolate.
    • Mix together confectioners sugar, butter, milk and almond extract until it forms a smooth round ball with the consistency of play-doh. If dough is too sticky, add a few tablespoons of powdered sugar. If dough is too dry, add a few drops of milk until it becomes a pliable consistency.
    • Pinch off about about ounce of the dough (about the same size of a cherry) and roll it into a small ball, then flatten it out and press your thumb in the center.
    • Put a cherry inside the thumbprint and mold the dough up and around the stem until the entire cherry is covered.
    • Place cherries in freezer for about 10-15 minutes while you melt the chocolate.
    • Melt all the chocolate chips and chocolate bar in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds, then microwave in 20 second increments until it begins to melt. Stir it often so it doesn’t burn. If chocolate is too thick you can add 1 teaspoon shortening to help it coat better. DO NOT ADD WATER. (You can substitute a package of chocolate almond bark for this enrobing process.)
    • Dip the cherries into the melted chocolate, using a spoon to roll them until completely covered chocolate.
    • Place on wax or parchment paper to harden completely. You can place in refrigerator to speed up the hardening process.
    • Makes approximately 14-16 chocolate covered cherries.
    • Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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    1. Ben Grounds says

      April 29, 2021 at 8:19 am

      Great article

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      • Lainey says

        May 02, 2021 at 7:42 am

        Hi Ben,
        Thank you for your kind words and for visiting my blog! I appreciate it. Do you love chocolate desserts?

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