The first step is to drain the cherries on a paper towel covered plate, and cut them in half (each batch makes about 24 cherry balls)
2. Combine the icing sugar, coconut and dash of salt in a mixing bowl.
3. Add one stick (1/2 cup) softened butter. Mix well. I start out using a fork to break up the butter but end up mixing it with my fingers.
4. Flatten about a tablespoon of the coconut mixture in the palm of your hand and center a cherry half on it.
2-year old Elly got into the act by placing the cherry on the coconut mixture.
5. Roll the mixture around the cherry forming a small ball.
6. Drop the ball into a bowl of crushed graham wafer crumbs.
7. My 7-year old granddaughter, Kenzie, was in charge of rolling each cherry ball in the crushed graham wafer crumbs and placeing the finished product on a plate.
8. Our production line.
9. The finished product. Refrigerate to let them set, then eat. Delicious.
Enjoy
6 comments:
shoulda double batched it :-)
I have never seen a candy like that before!! Will try them soon!
Tessa can't wait!! She loves cherries.
I am not familiar with these!. Sure looks easy Pat! Maybe have to try them! Thanks!
They're uncooked so you really get a sense of the cow-fat in the butter.
Jen, you say that like it's a BAD thing. Mmmm. It's so cool that kids can make these, I loved helping with them when I was a kid.
I make these too. In fact, I'm making them today.
I've always been intrigued by your marshmallow recipe, but have never made them. Are you going to do a tutorial for them too?
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