Drunken Cherry Candies
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. A great gift idea – homemade candies. Pour cherries with cognac and leave overnight. Coat the molds with melted chocolate and let it harden. Cook a syrup from water, sugar, and starch. Mix the syrup with cognac. Place one berry into each mold and pour with the syrup. Refrigerate for 24 hours. Then seal the bottoms of the candies with chocolate and level them. Let the candies sit in the refrigerator a bit longer, then remove them from the molds and serve. The finished dessert is ready to be served.
Instructions
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Step 1
The day before preparing the dessert, pour brandy over the dried cherries and cover with a lid.
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Step 2
Melt the chocolate in the microwave.
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Step 3
Using a small spoon, coat the molds with chocolate. Let the chocolate set for 5 minutes. Mix water and sugar and bring to a boil. Add starch, previously dissolved in a small amount of cold water. Cook for 2–3 minutes, then cool and mix with cognac. Place one berry into each chocolate-coated mold and fill with cognac syrup up to three-quarters of the mold. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
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Step 4
Then coat the bottoms of the candies with chocolate. Use a clean, slightly warmed knife to smooth the bottoms. Let the candies chill in the refrigerator a little longer, then remove them from the molds and serve.