Gourmet Chocolate Covered Cherries
First of all, gourmet chocolate dipped cherries and gourmet chocolate covered cherries are not the same thing.
Gourmet chocolate dipped cherries are simply cherries dipped in melted gourmet chocolate. Gourmet chocolate covered cherries
on the other hand are sweeter and more like candy. As you probably have already guessed, this makes gourmet chocolate covered
cherries a bit more complicated to make. As such, we have put together a relatively quick and easy recipe. However, you should
not expect this recipe to produce professional quality gourmet chocolate covered cherries. For those, you should save yourself
the hassle and simple buy gourmet chocolate covered cherries online.
First, you must select a gourmet chocolate. Stick to something you like, gourmet milk chocolate is probably the most popular.
You will need about eight ounces of gourmet chocolate to make around 20 to 25 gourmet chocolate covered cherries.
Next, place two and a half tablespoons of butter, two and a half tablespoons of light corn syrup and one quarter of a teaspoon
of vanilla extract into a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, mix well. Now, gradually mix in one quarter of a teaspoon of
salt and one and a half cups of confectioners’ sugar. Keeping mixing until the mixture becomes stiff.
Once the mixture become too stiff to use an electric mixer, begin using a spoon to mix with. Continue mixing while adding
small amounts of confectioners' sugar until the mixture that can be kneaded.
The next step in making gourmet chocolate covered cherries is to form the mixture into a roll, wrap it in wax paper and
refrigerate it until it becomes firm. While the mixture is refrigerating, begin draining the maraschino cherries. Once
thoroughly drained, place them on paper towels.
When the mixture has become firm, cut the roll into one inch thick slices. Then, cut each of the slices into quarters.
At this point, its fun to get the kids involved in the process of making gourmet chocolate covered cherries. Take each
quarter and flatten it in the palm of your hand.
Now, simply place a cherry in the center and fold around the cherry until it is well-covered. The final step is to place
them on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and chill the gourmet chocolate covered cherries until firm.
Gourmet chocolate covered cherries made at home can be a real treat for the entire family. Just remember, this recipe
focuses on easy gourmet chocolate covered cherries. The kind of gourmet chocolate covered cherries you might
buy from an online gourmet chocolate store are usually made through a much more involved process in which the cherries
are soaked in a special mixture before being covered with several different types of gourmet chocolate. Yummy!
