Cocoa Covered Cherries

Total Time: 144 hrs Preparation Time: 144 hrs

Ingredients

• 16 ounces dry fondant mix (prepare according to package except, omit 1t. of liquid and replace with 1t. amaretto)
• 3/4 cup amaretto
• 14 ounces light cocoa pieces, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) jar stemmed maraschino cherries (drained and return to jar)

Recipe

• 1 start this 5-6 days in advance.
• 2 prepare cherries by adding the amaretto to the jar of drained cherries, cover; and place in fridge.
• 3 make sure you gently rotate, move, cherries to get all in amaretto.
• 4 once a day!
• 5 drain the cherries, keeping 1t.
• 6 of the amaretto, and place on paper towel and dry well.
• 7 prepare fondant and prepare to cover cherries.
• 8 holding stem and being careful not to brake stem off,dip cherries into fondant and cover completly.
• 9 place onto waxed paper to set up.
• 10 after the fondant sets; dip cherries in to cocoa, once again covering completly.
• 11 return to waxed paper.
• 12 place in fridge or leave at room temp.