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By pollypocketsy
Chocolate Covered Cherry Hearts
3 steps
Prep:5min
Chocolate and Cherries are a match made in heaven. Try these super easy Homemade Chocolate hearts they are super cute and a great gift idea
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:33:14 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
63
Moderate
Glycemic Load
51
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories482.4 kcal (24%)
Total Fat17.5 g (25%)
Carbs82.2 g (32%)
Sugars76.4 g (85%)
Protein1.8 g (4%)
Sodium28.2 mg (1%)
Fiber2.7 g (10%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
5 servings
Instructions
Step 1
In a bowl add semi soft butter and corn starch and use a spatula uk a To mix together . Next add almond extract and mix to combine . Sift in two cups of powder sugar then mix until it forms a dough
![butter](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_24,w_24,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764614/graph/fooddb/dc62ec09ec93bf4710f1c4fbba9020cf.jpg)
![corn syrup](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_24,w_24,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1552312270/custom_upload/10de54fa5c7f1d92599211a220d240a7.jpg)
![almond extract](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_24,w_24,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1552312273/custom_upload/eeed2f17b78db076baf86fd2b6ca7d03.jpg)
![powder sugar](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_24,w_24,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764474/graph/fooddb/8ab54da1c6a383089a141abae748db2d.jpg)
Step 2
Roll out the dough thinly then place cherries about 1/2 inch apart ( cherries that have stones removed ) use a pizza cutter to cut the sections then roll each cherry in the dough. If you have a heart mold push the cherries into the mold and freeze 45 minutes ( if you don’t have a heart mold just freeze the cherries in ball shape )
![cherries](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_24,w_24,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1552312253/custom_upload/d5a0b2b905492502bc56c50ffa63ad05.jpg)
Step 3
Melt chocolate with neutral flavored oil then dip the cherries in let the excess drip off then place on a wire rack to set .
![chocolate](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_24,w_24,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764754/graph/fooddb/491cb7a31dfc0dbe327540a33be2a5cd.jpg)
![oil](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_24,w_24,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1554130417/custom_upload/9373920d5ea10e1c6d1e08c688086615.jpg)
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