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Newfoundland Homemade Cherry Blossoms

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Equipment

  • Mini-muffin pan

Ingredients
  

For the Chocolate Mixture:

  • 2 cups chocolate chips
  • ¼ cup coconut
  • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ¼ cup peanuts, crushed
  • ½ cup confectioner's sugar
  • Maraschino cherries, drained, saving 2 tbsp.

For the Filling:

  • ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tbsp. cherry juice

Instructions
 

  • In a sauce pan, over medium heat, mix all the first ingredients; stir until melted
  • Put a heaping tbsp. in each mini-muffin mold; spread up the sides.
  • Place in the freezer to set.

To prepare the filling:

  • In a small bowl, combine the confectioner's sugar and cherry juice, mix well to combine.
  • Place 1/2 tsp. of the filling mixture in each of the chocolate molds, along with 1 cherry.
  • Cover with more chocolate mixture until levelled off.
  • Place back in freezer to set.