Christine's Christmas Cheer with Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cups

Christine Tizzard, of CBC's Best Recipes Ever has a 1/2 hour daily slot to show us her culinary skills. And she is very good.



Below is the video of her showing us how to make a Christmas-themed, chocolate-covered cherry cups. Tizzard also writes for Canadian Living magazine.



I have posted the complete recipe below.

Preparation time: 45 minutes
Total time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Portion size: 30 pieces

Ingredients
10 oz (283 g) 70% dark chocolate, chopped
6 oz (170 g) milk chocolate, chopped
1 pkg (200 g) marzipan1/2 cup (125 mL) glacé cherries
Garnish:10 glacé cherries, cut in thirds

Preparation

In heatproof bowl over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt together half each of the dark and milk chocolates until smooth. Pour by about 1 tsp into 1-3/4-inch (4.5 cm) wide candy cups. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, in food processor, pulse marzipan with cherries until smooth paste forms. Roll by fully rounded 1 tsp into balls. Gently press balls into candy cups, flattening tops almost but not all the way to edge.

In heatproof bowl over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt together remaining dark and milk chocolates; pour by 1 tsp over filling to cover, smoothing tops. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Garnish: Top each chocolate with 1 cherry piece. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. (Make-ahead: Layer between waxed paper in airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week.)

The ever-practical Canadian Living Magazine also has nutrient information:

Nutritional Information Per Piece:
Calories - 131
Protien - 2g
total fat - 8g
Saturated fat - 4g
Carbohydrate - 15g
Dietary fibre - 2g
Sugar - 12g
Cholesterol - 2mg
Sodium - 8mg
Potassium - 123mg

% RDI:
Calcium - 2
Iron - 9
Folate - 1

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Posted By: Kidist P. Asrat
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