1/2 cup coarsely chopped Maraschino or red candied cherries, well drained
1 tsp. almond extract
Directions
Lightly grease a 9-inch round or square pan (I use a square baking pan). Line with wax paper; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt the confectioners' sugar with the condensed milk; remove from heat and stir in nuts, cherries and extract. Spread evenly in prepared pan. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Remove from pan; peel wax paper off. Garnish as desired. Store loosely covered in refrigerator. Makes 16 pieces
I make both variations of this recipe so everyone has a choice.
I'm not Connie but I think I get it so I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. Yes, she means powdered sugar. And she fixes it 2 ways. 1 way is with powdered sugar, no chocolate; the other is with chocolate, no powdered sugar. Sounds yummy to me!
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10/03/2007
Ditto, Marge! I'm confused about that, too!
Connie, by "1-1/2 lb. confectioners' coating (sugar) " do you mean powdered sugar or what?
Thanks for the recipe....it sounds great if you will just clear up this one issue for us.
Donna
By jean from MI (Guest Post)
10/02/2007
This really sounds good and it's different than any recipes I have. Going to make it up for the holidays, which aren't too far away. Thanks
Lightly grease a 9-inch round or square pan (I use a square baking pan). Line with wax paper; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt the confectioners' sugar with the condensed milk; remove from heat and stir in nuts, cherries and extract.
Your directions do not mention the semisweet chocolate chips.
Do you add the 1 1/2 lbs. of confectioners sugar along with the semisweet chocolate chips?