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Chocolate-Dipped Cherries

Sunnyside Cook

Dawn Dobie
Sweet treat combining fresh cherries and dark chocolate
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Ingredients
  

  • 24-32 fresh cherries with stems
  • 5 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate --broken into small pieces

Instructions
 

  • Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Place chocolate pieces in top of double boiler set over simmering water. (Don’t allow bottom of bowl holding chocolate to touch the simmering water.)
  • Melt chocolate over low heat until it becomes smooth, stirring frequently. Remove chocolate from heat source.
  • Holding each cherry by its stem, dip halfway into chocolate. Place each cherry, chocolate side down, on lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes to allow chocolate to firm. To store, line container with waxed paper and transfer cherries. Use wax paper between layers if needed.

Notes

Can be made two days ahead of time. Keep the covered cherries refrigerated.
Adapted from a recipe by Tarla Fallgater published in Bon Appétit (June 1999).
If you prefer to melt the chocolate using a microwave, instructions can be found here