Brandied Chocolate Covered Cherries

Total Time: 240 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 240 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 50
• 50 maraschino cherries, well drained
• 3/4 cup
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 1/2 lbs dark dipping chocolate

Recipe

• 1 pour over drained cherries; let set for two days.
• 2 combine butter, corn syrup and salt; blend until smooth.
• 3 add confectioners' sugar and mix well.
• 4 knead until smooth and shiny; wrap in wax paper and chill for 30 minutes.
• 5 drain cherries well on paper towels; pat dry.
• 6 shape a marble-size piece of fondant around each cherry and place on wax paper-lined tray. chill until firm, about 2 hours.
• 7 melt chocolate over hot water, stirring constantly.
• 8 dip cherries quickly and place on wax paper-lined tray.
• 9 place in refrigerator to set.
• 10 store in covered container in a cool, dark place for 10 to 14 days to fully ripen allow the fondant to liquify inside.