Chocolate Covered Cherries

1. 1

   Melt butter and remove from heat; add milk and sugar, stirring until fondant is easy to work.

2. 2

   Chill.

3. 3

   Drain cherries letting dry for 1 hour.

4. 4

   Take a small amount of fondant pressing in palm until you have a circle large enough to envelope one cherry.

5. 5

   Work it smooth and place on wax paper; chill.

6. 6

   Place a toothpick in each covered cherry.

7. 7

   In a double boiler, melt chips and wax.

8. 8

   Dip cherries once then again and remove toothpick sealing hole with a quick dip into the surface of the chocolate.

9. 9

   Keep cherries in airtight container for a few weeks so fondant will turn to syrup. This recipe came from my first Richland, Washington, neighbor, Jeanette Stanley.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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