Directions
- 1Drain maraschino cherries well and let them sit on a paper towel-lined plate. Inspect for any broken cherries and remove them.
- 2In a small bowl, combine softened butter and corn syrup. Incorporate them slightly with a fork.
- 3Add icing sugar to the butter and corn syrup mixture. Mix with a fork, then use hands to form a light and fluffy dough, similar to fondant.
- 4Take less than half a teaspoon of the fondant dough and mold it around each maraschino cherry.
- 5Place the rolled cherries on a plate and continue until all cherries are covered in fondant.
- 6Chill the fondant-covered cherries in the fridge while melting milk chocolate.
- 7Dip each fondant-covered cherry into melted milk chocolate.
- 8Set the dipped cherries on a parchment paper-lined plate. Continue until all cherries are dipped.
- 9Drizzle melted white chocolate over the chocolate-dipped cherries for decoration, using a honey drizzler.
- 10Place the decorated cherries in the fridge to fully set.
Ingredients
- 375 g jar maraschino cherries, well drained
- 3 tbsp softened butter
- 3 tbsp corn syrup
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1 cup melted milk chocolate
- melted white chocolate
Equipment
small bowlforkplatepaper towelparchment paperfridgehoney drizzler
Tips
- Use only whole maraschino cherries.
- The fondant-like dough should be light, fluffy, and delicate.
- Chill the rolled cherries in the fridge before dipping in chocolate.
- Handle dipped cherries carefully to avoid imperfections.
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