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Chocolate-covered cherries are a traditional popular dessert 
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Chocolate-covered cherries are a traditional popular dessert confection
Confectionery is the art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categorie ...
. 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, 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
The National Confectioners Association is an American trade organization that promotes chocolate, candy, gum and mints, and the companies that make these treats. NCA lobbies the American government in favor of the confectionery industry, evaluate ...
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 the South Park episode ''Simpsons Already Did It
"Simpsons Already Did It" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series '' South Park'' and the 86th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on June 26, 20 ...
''.
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 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, chocolat ...
* List of chocolate-covered foods
This is a list of chocolate-covered foods. Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually brown, food preparation of ''Theobroma cacao'' seeds, roasted and ground, often flavored, as with vanilla. It is made in the form of a liquid, paste or in a block ...
* 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
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* Chocolate-covered foods Cherry dishes {{confectionery-stub