Easy Handmade Chocolate Covered Cherries #CandyMaking

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It’s hard to believe we are winding down the month and almost into February. How did we get here so fast? That thought keeps spinning through my mind. Mr. just had a birthday the other day. He doesn’t like cake so I always look to the other desserts to make his heart melt, so to speak. He is the type of person who is a sweet lover yet, it surprises me he doesn’t like cake as his birthday dessert. Oh, well I’m always up for the challenge of finding the perfect dessert. Having never tried  DIY homemade candy since I was a kid other than making fudge I decided it was time to make candy. And try something new.

We grabbed all the supplies we needed from the store. Honestly, some of the supplies might be right in your cabinets! You’d be surprised for some homemade candies you don’t need a lot of supplies at all to go with some of the candy recipes. This one didn’t even require a candy thermometer just dark chocolate, confectioner sugar, cherries, and a few other things is all you need. 

Homemade Candy

Chocolate Covered Cherries

I took my two pots one smaller than the other to make a make-shift double boiler. You know when you price them, you can find them on sale at great prices. I have just never bit the bullet and purchased one. Well, anyway with my makeshift double boiler, we did just fine. You will too! 

Here’s the deal, if you have teens there will always be a story. Sammie was supposed to help me but, her friend was over for the weekend. Knocking at the door are neighbor kids and the next thing you know they are going in/out and about the neighborhood. My helper was gone. Thankfully these were super easy to make and didn’t take me too long despite not having her help. The main thing that takes time is rolling the fondant out thinly, then placing it around the cherries and dipping them after chilling into the melted chocolate. 

Of course, somehow my helper ends up being back home just in time to be my taste tester. Go figure?! Can I have one? Yes, of course. I needed to know how they would be for the Mr. anyway.

The neat thing about making chocolate-covered cherries is first off it’s easy to do. The fondant gets juicy from the cherries after a few days (The mages are from the day I made them). Thirdly when you take a bite through the chocolate layer and your mouth hits that cherry well, it’s heaven in a bite! 

I made these chocolate-covered cherries thanks to the recipe and directions in the book: 300 best Homemade Candy recipes by Jane Sharrock which I received for reiviewing. The next recipe is going to be seriously delicious too don’t forget to subscribe for more sweet things, recipes and DIYs. 

Homemade Candy Cookbook Review:

I’m sharing my honest opinions of the book after trying out two recipes from it. I can say I want to be a chocolatier. I loved how each recipe has the skill level, tools and supplies you’ll need and reference pages to tips. I have two candies under my belt and can’t wait to try a few more. There is something magical about taking ingredients and molding them into divine bites of goodness. The 300 best Homemade Candy recipes book just became available and I’m loving it. 

Have you ever made candy? Get the book and get making candy! 

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