Cherry Blossom™
From: Lulu, Matagami, Quebec, Canada
Comments: The chocolate that younger and older kids just love !
Servings: 20 to 24 chocolates
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1/3 cup [80 mL] finely grated paraffin
  • 1 [16-ounce / 454-g] bag milk chocolate chips
  • 1 [16-ounce / 454-g] bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 cup [250 mL] icing sugar
  • 3/4 cup [190 mL] finely grated coconut
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] finely chopped unsalted peanuts
Sauce
  • 1 cup [250 mL] icing sugar
  • Juice from Maraschino cherries
  • Whole Maraschino cherries
  • 2 foam egg boxes
  • Melt together grated paraffin, milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips into a microwave oven for approximately 3 minutes, until completely melted, stirring vigorously.
  • Add crunchy peanut butter, icing sugar, finely grated coconut and finely chopped unsalted peanuts to mixture; mix until well blended.
  • Heat mixture into microwave oven for approximately 1 minute.
  • Spread approximately 1 teaspoon [5 mL] hot mixture over the bottom and all around 20 to 24 foam molds.
  • Refrigerate for a few minutes.
  • Into a bowl, mix together enough of cherry juice into the icing sugar to get a thin sauce.
  • Arrange one cherry into each chocolate mold then pour in some sauce, just to the top of the cherry.
  • Heat remaining chocolate mixture into microwave oven for a few seconds more.
  • Delicately spread melted chocolate all over the sauce, to cover the chocolate on the side sealing in the sauce.
  • Refrigerate for approximately 1 hour.
  • Unmold then wrap each chocolate individually into al foil.
  • Keep chocolates refrigerated.
  • Leave chocolates to warm-up to room temperature for a few minutes before enjoying.