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Chocolate-covered cherries are a traditional popular dessert confection. Variations include cherry cordials with liquid fillings often including cherry liqueur, as well as chocolate-covered candied cherries and chocolate-covered dried cherries.
Major U.S. brands of chocolate-covered cherries include 
The National Confectioners Association in the United States has designated January 3 as "National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day."
Chocolate-covered cherries are a traditional popular dessert confection. Variations include cherry cordials with liquid fillings often including cherry liqueur, as well as chocolate-covered candied cherries and chocolate-covered dried cherries.
Major U.S. brands of chocolate-covered cherries include Cella's
Cella's is a brand of cherry Cordial (candy), cordial confection marketed by Chicago-based Tootsie Roll Industries, who purchased the brand in 1985. They were originally introduced in 1864.
Description
Cella's is a brand of cherry Cordial (can ...
, Brach's
Brach's () is a candy and sweets brand of Ferrara Candy Company.
History
In 1904, Emil J. Brach invested his $1,000 life savings in a storefront candy store. He named it "Brach's Palace of Sweets" and it was located at the corner of North Avenu ...
, Queen Anne's (World's Finest Chocolate
World's Finest Chocolate is a chocolate company based in Chicago, Illinois. The company pioneered product fundraising in the 1940s and today is one of the largest fundraising organizations in the United States.
History
World's Finest Chocolat ...
), and Marich Confectionery
Marich Confectionery (pronounced "Mahr-ich") is a U.S.-based confectioner that was established in 1983 by Marinus van Dam, creator of the Jelly Belly brand of Jelly bean, jelly beans. The company's operations are located in Hollister, California ...
.
The National Confectioners Association in the United States has designated January 3 as "National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day."
In popular culture
Chocolate-covered cherries feature in the story-line of theSouth Park
''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...
episode ''Simpsons Already Did It
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''.
See also
*Cherry Mash
Cherry Mash is an American candy bar consisting of a soft, cherry-flavored center containing maraschino cherries, covered in a mixture of chopped roasted peanuts and chocolate.
The Cherry Mash was formulated in 1918 by Ernest Chase, son of Dr. Ge ...
* Chocolate-covered prune
Chocolate-covered prunes, also known as plums in chocolate or prunes in chocolate ( pl, śliwka w czekoladzie, rus, чернослив в шоколаде, chernosliv v shokolade, uk, чорнослив у шоколаді, chornoslyv u shokola ...
* Chocolate-covered raisins
Chocolate-covered raisins are a candy consisting of individual raisins coated in a shell of milk, dark or white chocolate.
Varieties and brands
In some countries, they are also known as Raisinets, which is the earliest and one of the most p ...
* Chocolate-covered fruit
Chocolate-covered fruits include blueberries, pomegranate, strawberries, oranges, dried apricots, and other candied fruits and citrus peels. Dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate are used for decoration. Nuts, coconut, chocolate ch ...
* List of chocolate-covered foods
* List of cherry dishes
This is a list of notable cherry dishes and foods that are prepared using cherries as a primary ingredient.
Cherry dishes and foods
* Black Forest gateau – a chocolate sponge cake with a rich cherry filling based on the German dessert '' ...
* Rocky Road dessert
Rocky road is a type of no-bake slice made up of milk chocolate and marshmallows along with other ingredients, which tend to vary by country. In British influenced areas it was previously referred to as 'Tiffin' but the Australian/American name ...
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