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Chocolate Cherry Balls Recipe

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From What's Cooking America by Linda Stradley & Andra Cook (Chehalem Publishing), About.com Guest

This interesting candy combines cherries, peanut butter, walnuts, coconut, and chocolate in each bite.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 4 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 24 maraschino cherries, chopped
  • 2/3 cup peanut butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 bar (1-ounce) paraffin wax

Preparation:

In a large bowl, combine butter, powdered sugar, maraschino cherries, peanut butter, walnuts, coconut, and salt. Shape into 1-inch balls.

In the top of a double boiler over hot water, melt chocolate chips and paraffin wax. Insert a toothpick into each ball and dip into chocolate mixture to coat exterior. Place onto wax paper to set. Use another toothpick to push ball from inserted toothpick. If a hole remains where toothpick was inserted, add a small amount of chocolate coating to cover.

Yield: 3 dozen

Recipe Source: What's Cooking America by Linda Stradley & Andra Cook (Chehalem Publishing)
Reprinted with permission.

5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Yummy!!April 22, 2009By hpykirk
"These are the very best candies I have ever made. They have been a tradition in our family for over 50 years!! Christmas without Cherry Balls is like Christmas without Santa!!"

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