MARTHA WASHINGTON CANDY – OLD FASHIONED RECI...

Martha Washington Sweet is a mix of coconut, pecans and maraschino cherries, all coated in chocolate. This quaint sweet is ideal for any event, particularly Christmas.

In the event you love this recipe it would be best to give our Kentucky Bourbon Balls a attempt too. They might go nice with these as a present for Christmas.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

We love the mix of cherries and chocolate and this scrumptious sweet doesn’t disappoint. The addition of the pecans and coconuts simply takes this sweet up a stage. It’s excellent for Christmas and style similar to one thing from Ruth Hunt Sweet.

❓CAN I DOUBLE THIS RECIPE

Sure, you may completely double this recipe. We really double it however for our web site we wrote it up as the unique quantity. This can make about 40-50 items of sweet relying on the dimensions you make them balls. We make them a little bit smaller as a result of this sweet may be very candy.

🎁PERFEC FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS

This sweet will preserve for some time so it’s excellent to make for vacation presents. We like to put these in a cute tin or tupperware with parchment/wax paper. Put a bow round it and you’ve got a incredible present on your pals, coworkers and neighbors. Listed here are another sweet concepts chances are you’ll need to embrace:

⭐TIP

Satisfactory time within the fridge is required for this sweet, don’t rush the method. You need the filling to be chilly and also you additionally need the chocolate to set.

STORING & SERVING SIZE

We retailer these in an hermetic container and they’ll preserve for a couple of weeks. Additionally this recipe makes 40-50 items relying on the dimensions and you may simply double the recipe.

Martha Washington Sweet

Anne Walkup

This Outdated Usual Martha Washington Sweet is one it would be best to embrace in your Christmas sweet record! It is completely scrumptious.

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

2 hours hrs

Course sweet

Delicacies American

• 1 stick butter softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 of a 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 7 ounce package deal of sweetened shredded coconut
• 1/2 of a ten ounce jar maraschino cherries drained and finely chopped
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3 cups chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening

• Beat collectively butter, vanilla extract and milk till clean and creamy with a mixer. Add powdered sugar and proceed beating till mixed. Fold in coconut, cherries and pecans with a spoon. Refrigerate for a minimum of an hour.

• Line a pan with parchment paper. I used a ten x 15 baking sheet. Use a tablespoon of combination and your fingers to type balls from chilled combination. Place the baking sheet again within the fridge whereas melting chocolate chips and shortening within the microwave till clean. A few minute or two.

• Use a fork to dip and roll the balls within the melted chocolate. Place the dipped balls again on the baking sheet as you dip them. Can place again in fridge to harden after dipping. Makes about 40 to 50 candies relying on dimension you make them.

Key phrase Martha Washington Sweet

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