These chocolate-covered cherry mice are fun to create and make an adorable presentation for parties, bake sales, and of course, Halloween. Let the kids help by setting up a production line, and they will have a ball. These candy mice are almost too cute to eat.
Ingredients
Steps to Make It
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Gather the ingredients.
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Line a cookie sheet with waxed or parchment paper.
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Rinse the maraschino cherries, drain thoroughly, and let dry on paper towels, turning often. The cherries must be completely dry or the chocolate will seize and get crumbly.
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Gently melt the chocolate, butter, and paraffin in a double boiler until smooth, stirring often to prevent burning. Once melted, turn off the heat, but leave chocolate in the double-boiler on the burner.
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Dip dry cherries in melted chocolate to completely cover up to the stem.
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Place on lined cookie sheet. Immediately press on chocolate chip, flat side to the front of the dipped cherry, to form a head.
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While chocolate is still warm, wedge two sliced almonds between chocolate chip and cherry to form ears. Let cool.
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Use a toothpick to dab beady red eyes on either side of the chocolate chip with the red gel icing.
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Refrigerate to firmly set chocolate.
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Serve and enjoy!
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Tip
- If fresh sweet cherries are in season, by all means, use them. If your cherries are exceptionally large, you may wish to use chocolate kisses for the heads.
- Paraffin is sold in the canning supplies section, usually under the brand Gulf Wax.
- You can use the giant chocolate bars for the semisweet chocolate, or semisweet baking squares, or chocolate chips.
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