I’m Marye from Restless Chipotle and you probably should know right up front that if it’s chocolate I am all in!

Chocolate covered cherries are a Christmas treat for me. I know some people think of them being Valentine’s Day related but my mom always bought a box of them the day after Thanksgiving. I loved the way that the cherry gooey stuff gushed over your mouth when you bit into one.  I still do.

As I was scrolling through Pinterest, desperately trying to convince myself that I was getting ideas for the holidays rather than ignoring the fact that my bedroom could be on an episode of Hoarders, I saw some gorgeous white chocolate  covered cherries from Dieting Direction . I loved the way they looked but they were made with fresh cherries and that wasn’t going to work for me.

I finally found the kind of cherries I was looking for on Tastes of Lizzy T’s  which is one of my favorite blogs. It’s a mother-daughter team and I just identify with so much of what they write! The Amish Chocolate Covered Cherries were exactly what I was looking for and I figured it would be relatively easy to switch the chocolate for white chocolate.

Homemade chocolate covered cherries are easy to make and they will get you a lot of homemade gift points at Christmastime just because they are so pretty. I usually dip them once, let them set, and then dip again just to make sure that they have a good thick coating of chocolate on them. You can even make a white chocolate coating and then following it with milk or dark chocolate – be creative!  Sprinkles, edible glitter, and colored sugar are all pretty ways to finish the cherries off, too.

Here’s my best hint, by the way – melt the chocolate in a small juice glass. You’ll use less chocolate and it’s easier when it comes to dipping the cherries. You can’t get them totally covered in a bowl.

White Chocolate Covered Cherries

Ingredients
10 ounce jar Maraschino Cherries with stems
4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature.
1 pound white chocolate melts
4 cups Confectioner’s sugar
Sprinkles of choice for decorating

Instructions
•    Drain the Maraschino Cherries reserving ¼ cup of the juice.
•    Mix 3 cups of the Confectioner’s sugar, the butter, and the reserved juice.
•    Add enough of the last cup of Confectioner’s sugar to make a soft dough.
•    Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
•    Roll the Confectioner’s dough in 1-inch balls.
•    Flatten the balls and use the flattened dough to completely cover the cherry.
•    Refrigerate the dough  covered cherries for 20 minutes.
•    Meanwhile melt the chocolate according to the directions on the back of the package. I use the microwave.
•    Holding the dough  covered cherry by the stem dip it into the melted chocolate, allowing the excess to drip off.
•    Place on a baking sheet that’s been covered with silpat or waxed paper.
•    Repeat with the remaining cherries.
•    Allow the chocolate to set and then dip again.
•    Sprinkle with edible glitter or your favorite sprinkles.
•    Store in an airtight container.

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Thanks so much Marye!  Chocolate Covered Cherries are a Christmas tradition in our house too.  I can’t remember a Christmas without them and now I am going to make these myself!

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Triple Berry Salsa from Three Kids and a Fish

Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam from Life in My Empty Nest

Blueberry Cobbler Bars from Kleinworth & Co.

Raw Spinach Hummus from Whole Food Love

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