This Chocolate Covered Cherries recipe pairs juicy sweet cherries and dark chocolate with no added sugar, and whips up in just 10 minutes!
As a kid growing up, my mom would buy Cordial Cherries for my sister and I around the holidays. I liked them in a “they’re chocolate and I’m not going to waste them” type of way. (I was more of a Reese’s peanut butter cups kind of girl.)
But on the other hand, my sister adored Cordial Cherries!
She could down half a box in a single sitting, leaving all of us wondering where she put it, lol.
When you’re a kid, you don’t really care so much about a sugar crash. However, as an adult, I find the desire to avoid a sugar crash is a huge motivator to avoid things that will induce it. As much as I enjoy Cherry Cordials in a nostalgic way, I generally avoid them just to avoid the subsequent crash.
Enter these healthy Chocolate Covered Cherries. With no added sugar, this recipe is great anytime a chocolate craving strikes. Don't wait until the holidays to make them!
Chocolate Covered Cherries Recipe
Even though it looks elegant and impressive, this is one of the easiest recipes. Simply dip frozen cherries into melted dark chocolate!
What Are Chocolate Covered Cherries Called?
They're called Cherry Cordials or Cordial Cherries! These are cherries soaked in a sugar syrup (or sometimes liquor) that are coated with chocolate.
Are Chocolate Covered Cherries Healthy?
In general, like most candy, Chocolate Covered Cherries contains a lot of sugar. Unfortunately, this means they're not the healthiest choice if you're trying to limit your sugar intake.
Additionally, regular (i.e., store-bought) Cordial Cherries also contain preservatives because they don't use fresh cherries.
However, this homemade version has no added sugar and no preservatives! I use 70% cacao dark chocolate to limit the sugar content from the chocolate. They're a much healthier choice.
How Do You Keep Chocolate Covered Strawberries From Sweating?
A lot of people ask how to prevent chocolate covered strawberries from sweating. It’s the same concept as chocolate covered cherries!
You can line a baking tray with paper towels and store the chocolate covered strawberries (or cherries) on top. The paper towels will help absorb the moisture. However, there’s really no way to prevent condensation from occurring.
Pro Tip: I find that the best solution is to make these on the day you want to eat them. Luckily this recipe takes just 10 minutes!
Can You Freeze Chocolate Covered Cherries?
I don’t recommend freezing or refrigerating these because it will cause them to condense quite a bit.
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Chocolate Covered Cherries
Ingredients
- 3.5 ounces 70% cacao dark chocolate chopped or broken into pieces
- 20 frozen pitted sweet cherries
- Flaky sea salt optional
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl or in a double boiler.
- Dip a frozen cherry into the chocolate remove it with a fork, and let the excess chocolate run off. Place the cherry on a parchment paper-lined tray. Continue until all the cherries are dipped.
- If desired, sprinkle on a little bit of flaky sea salt before the chocolate sets.
- Serve them as soon as possible (I try to serve them within an hour of making them), to avoid the chocolate condensing too much.
Helpful Tips
- Net Carbs: 6g per serving (2 cherries)
- When you use frozen cherries, you have to dip the cherries while they’re still frozen. This recipe will also work with pitted fresh cherries.
- The chocolate will set almost immediately because the cherries are frozen.
- The flaky sea salt on top is optional. Alternatively, drizzle melted white chocolate on top for an elegant look.
- I prefer to make these about 10 minutes before I want to serve them. This gives the frozen cherry time to thaw, but it’s not long enough so that the chocolate has started to “sweat” (i.e., condense and release liquid) too much. I don’t recommend refrigerating or freezing Chocolate Covered Cherries because it causes them to condense quite a bit.
Nutrition
Terri McReynolds
Can't I thaw the cherries first, pat them dry, then dip? OR what if one coated the cherry in say ground nuts then dipped?
Just now considering making these as the boxed ones are just WAY TOO SWEET. :) thanks
faith
Terri, I like to dip the frozen cherries because as they thaw their sweet juices are trapped inside because of the chocolate dip. I love your idea of coating them in ground nuts! I might try dipping them in chopped toasted almonds after they're dipped in chocolate. If you make them, let me know how you like them! :)
Christina
If I use fresh cherries (as in not frozen but pitted), will the chocolate still condense?
faith
Christina, Anything with liquid will cause condensation, so yes - but there should be a bit less condensation if you use fresh than if you use frozen.
Christina Toth
Thank you Faith
faith
My pleasure, Christina! I hope you enjoy the recipe if you decide to make it :)