Cherry Mash Candy Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, stir together sugar, milk, marshmallows, butter, and salt. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until mixture reaches soft ball stage, 240 degrees F (115 degrees C). Turn off heat. Add cherry chips and vanilla; stir until melted.
• Pour mixture into a well-greased 9x13 inch pan, and let cool until firm.
• In a microwave, or in a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter. Pour over cherry mixture and spread evenly. Allow to cool completely before cutting.

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients with mixer til well-blended. Roll into desired size balls. I suggest small ones since this is a very rich candy and the chocolate coat will add some size, also. Chill thoroughly
• 2. Melt chocolate chips with parafin. Stir til well-blended. Mix in peanuts.
• 3. Dip chilled cherry balls into mixture, reheating chocolate if it begins to harden. Chill thoroughly til set. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Combine dry frosting mix, confectioners sugar, condensed milk, vanilla, cherries and butter in bowl; mix well.
• Shape into patties or balls.
• Melt chocolate chips with paraffin in saucepan, mixing well.
• Dip balls into chocolate; then roll into peanuts, coating well.
• Chill in refrigerator.

Steps:

• In a 2-quart saucepan, boil sugar, milk, butter, marshmallows, and salt for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Add cherry chips, vanilla, and half of the Spanish peanuts. Spread in an ungreased 9x13" pan.
• In saucepan over very low heat, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter, and the remaining peanuts. When melted, pour evenly over first layer. Cool and cut into 1 1/2" squares.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, stir together sugar, milk, marshmallows, butter, and salt.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add cherry chips and vanilla: stir until melted.
• Pour mixture into a well greased 9 x 13 inch pan, and let cool until hard. MAKE SURE CHERRY LAYER IS COOLED AND HARD BEFORE YOU PUT CHOCOLATE ON TOP.
• In a microwave, or in a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter.
• Pour over cherry mixture and spread evenly.
• Allow to cool before cutting.

Steps:

• Line an 8x8 or 9x9 inch square pan with waxed paper.
• In a medium saucepan, combine butter, sugar, salt and half and half. Heat until boiling, stirring occasionally. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring enough to keep from scorching. Remove from heat and stir in the marshmallows, and cherry chips. Press the mixture into the prepared pan.
• In the microwave or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt chocolate chips, and peanut butter together stirring frequently until smooth. Spread over the mixture in the pan. Refrigerate for 2 hours before cutting into squares.

Steps:

• Combine sugar, butter or margarine, salt and half and half in saucepan. Boil on high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in marshmallows and cherry chips.
• Spread in 8 or 9" square pan which has been lined with parchment or wax paper.
• Melt chocolate with peanut butter in a small pan over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in peanuts. Spread evenly over cherry layer.
• Let set in refrigerator. Cut into 1" squares with warm sharp knife (hold under hot water and then dry before cutting).

Steps:

• 1. Combine butter or margarine, sugar, milk, salt and marshmallows in saucepan. Bring to a boil then boil for 5 minutes.
• 2. Remove from heat and stir in cherry chips and vanilla. * Pour into a buttered 9 x 13 baking dish and chill for 2 hours.
• 3. In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips. Add peanut butter and crushed peanuts. Stir until well blended. Spread evenly over the cherry layer. Chill until firm enough to cut into bite size pieces.
• 4. * I line the 9 x 13 baking dish with aluminum foil (butter the foil) so that I could lift the candy out of pan when set, that way it would be easier to cut into squares.
• 5. Lot and Lots of you have asked what is a "Cherry Chip"....yes, it's just like buying a bag of Chocolate, Butterscotch, Peanutbutter...etc. Chips. I use Log House premium quality CHERRY flavored Baking Morsels. There is a photo above by Karla showing the cherry chips in a bag...=;D
• 6. NOTE: If you want your candy squares thick like this pic, then make it in a 8x9-inch pan (instead of a 9x13...you get more pieces using the larger pan, but the squares won't be as thick).
• 7. and above is a pic of...the original 'CHERRY MASH' candy bar
• 8. Kim's photo's above, without putting in the crushed NUTS...made a beautiful "fudge". She also has a photo above when she remade it and put the nuts in...beautiful.
• 9. and...WHEN I USE SPLENDA, to make this candy, I USE Hershey's Sugar-Free Chocolate Chips.
• 10. ADDING A NOTE FROM CARY BOWERS: For those of us that can't find the Cherry Chips in the local grocery store. Trust me I went to every one here in my area. There is a way you can still make this awesome candy with out them. I went to my local Walmart store in the isle with spices and extracts look for Watkins Cherry extract. I used the white chocolate chips and then added four capfulls' of the extract and red food coloring if that is important to you. You can also add the flavoring to taste. I will post a picture of it when I am done. The Cherry part is chilling now then on to the top ;) This has been a fave of my husband and I have loved this since we were kids. Glad I found a good recipe. Thank you ************************************ P.S. Cary did add her pictures...check out all the pictures and you will no only see mine but you will see all of the pictures of those who made this recipe and posted there photos!!! P.S.S. Also, I want to thank Cary for all her work turning this recipe into one that anyone can make, no matter whether they can find the "cherry chips" or not!!!

Steps:

• Combine chocolate chips and peanut butter and melt in microwave or over double boiler; stir in nuts.
• Spread 1/2 of this mixture in bottom of 13 x 9 pan which has been lightly sprayed with vegetable cooking spray.
• Combine cherry frosting and marshmallow creme in a bowl.
• Spread this mixture on top of chocolate/peanut butter mixture.
• Spread with remaining chocolate/peanut butter mixture.
• Chill several hours until firm and cut into 1/2" squares.
• Can also do these in mini-baking cups.