Chocolate-Covered Cherries

5 from 1 vote

Make fresh summer cherries even better by coating them in chocolate! This simple 3-ingredient recipe doesn't require any baking and can be made in just 15 minutes. You won't be able to stop eating them! They are gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 90kcal

Author: Olivia Parsons

Ingredients

1 cup fresh cherries
100 g dark chocolate approximately 1 3.5 oz bar
2 teaspoon coconut oil

Instructions

First, you must remove the pits from the cherries. If you have a cherry pitter, use that. If you don't, my favourite method is to remove the stem then take a paring knife and roll the cherry to slice around the centre of the pit. Use your hands to pull apart the two halves of the cherry and discard the pit. Repeat until all cherries are pitted.
Roughly chop the dark chocolate into small pieces and place in a medium size bowl with the coconut oil. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, then microwave again until melted.
Use a spoon or fork to dip a few cherries into the chocolate at a time. Remove, draining the excess chocolate, and place the chocolate covered cherries on a parchment-lined plate or baking sheet in little clusters. Top with flaky sea salt if you like. Repeat until all the chocolate and cherries are used up. Place the cherries in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to solidify.
Transfer the cherries to a closed container and enjoy straight from the fridge. They may melt quickly at warm temperatures. Keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, if they even last that long!

Notes

If fresh cherries are not in season, you could use maraschino or luxardo cherries instead. Note that they may be sweeter and may or may not have pits.
Swap out the dark chocolate for milk or white chocolate if you like!
While the chocolate is wet, you could sprinkle on flaky salt, cookie crumbs, or candies.
Store chocolate-covered cherries in the fridge so they do not melt.
You could also store these cherries in a bag in the freezer and let thaw for a few minutes before enjoying, for longer storage.

Nutrition facts are an estimate.

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