Chocolate candies/cherry cakes
12 servings
150 minutes
Chocolate candies with cherry embody the delicacy of a European dessert, blending chocolate's tenderness with fruity notes. Their history is rooted in French and Belgian culinary traditions. These candies feature a harmony of rich cocoa, sweet condensed milk, and a hint of cognac, while dried cherries add pleasant acidity and softness. They pair perfectly with coffee or red wine.
1
Crush the chocolate cookies in a meat grinder. Mix the condensed milk with butter until smooth. Add cocoa and cognac, and mix again until homogeneous. Combine the mixture with the cookies and knead the dough.
- Chocolate cookies: 400 g
- Condensed milk: 200 g
- Butter: 150 g
- Cocoa powder: 2 tablespoons
- Cognac (brandy): 1 tablespoon
2
Wrap one dried or boiled cherry in dough and form a small ball. It should yield about 20 candies/pastries. Place them on a board and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Dried cherries: 50 g
- Cocktail cherries: 50 g