Chocolate-Covered Cherries

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 54
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 120.4
  • Total Fat: 4.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 4.6 mg
  • Sodium: 1.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
  • Protein: 0.3 g

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Introduction

Delicious, you have to remember what just 1 will look like on your hips !so you don't have more:) Delicious, you have to remember what just 1 will look like on your hips !so you don't have more:)
Number of Servings: 54

Ingredients

    1.2 cup butter, softened
    2 cups marshmallow creme
    Pinch salt
    1 teaspoon almond extract
    4 cups confectioners sugar
    1 Jar (16 ounces) maraschino cherries, well drained
    2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet choc. chips
    2 tbls. shortening

Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, add marshmallow creme, salt, extract and sugar;mix well. Knead into a large ball; chill for 1 hour. Roll into 1-in. balls and flatten into 1 in. circles. Wrap circles around cherries and carefully shape into balls. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Cover loosely, and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Melt choc. chips and shortening in a double boiler or microwave-safe bowl. Dip cherries into choc.;place on waxed paper to harden.. Refrigerate in a covered container 1-2 weeks before serving
Yield: about 4 1/2 dozen.
comes from " taste of home's cookies and candies"

Number of Servings: 54

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GRANDMA106.