Chocolate Rum Soaked Cherries Recipes

Steps:

• Place cherries in a bowl; cover with rum. Refridgerate, covered, overnight. Drain and pat dry. (Save the rum for a mixed drink!).
• In a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening at 50% power in 30 second intervals.
• Stir until smooth.
• Holding stems, dip cherries in chocolate mixture; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper.
• Let stand until set.

Steps:

• Soak cherries in rum/brandy overnight in fridge. drain and pat dry. melt chocolate and shortening in microwave, stir until smooth. holding stems, dip cherries in chocolate mixture; allow excess to drip off. place on waxed paper, let stand until set.

Steps:

• Pour cherries, with their juice, into a glass bowl. Cover cherries with rum. Cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerate for 1 week.
• Drain and dry rum-infused cherries.
• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Mix confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup butter, milk, and maple syrup together in a bowl until smooth and pliable. Wrap each cherry with sugar mixture. Arrange on baking sheet. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Combine chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate, 2 tablespoons butter, and paraffin wax in a saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring, until melted, about 5 minutes.
• Dip each wrapped cherry into the melted chocolate mixture using a toothpick. Return to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cherries. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill until set, about 1 hour.