Candy Recipes
Yield: 24
Ingredients
- 2 cups red wine
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 (1 x 2 inch) strips lemon zest
- 2 dozen cherries with stems, pitted
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Combine the wine, sugar and zest in a small heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add the cherries and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let the cherries cool in the pan.
- Remove the cherries from the saucepan and drain thoroughly.
- Holding each cherry by its stem, dip into the melted bittersweet chocolate.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper.
- Refrigerate until set, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition
Per serving: 51 calories; 2.5g fat (1.5g saturated fat; 44 percent calories from fat); 7g carbohydrates; 0mg cholesterol; 1mg sodium; 0.5g protein; 1g fiber
Attribution
Chocolate Astrology