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We're poppin' cherries, yo! Chocolate-Dipped Champagne Cherries. Perfect for warm weather entertaining on the fly, managing miserable Mondays (good morning!), or for a little boudoir time flanked in fine linens with a manservant on hand to pop them into your eager lips. Whatever the scenario, these drunken little gems dipped in chocolate may very well awaken your inner Isis or Cleopatra.

Sadly, my inner goddess has been asleep, a coma I suspect, for some time. Her curls are dull and matted, her eyelash-less lids are swollen, her under-eyes are dark and sunken, she is simultaneously puffy and gaunt and her diva stance is anything but, these days. Nothing a little spa time, or an extended vacation won't fix, I suppose.

This year I didn't get around to picking cherries or strawberries, but I'm hoping to get in on the raspberry and blueberry action. We're just past the peak of local cherry season, so we have started to pit and freeze some of our fresh haul for the off-season. I am not a fan of baked/cooked fruits, but I love a smoothie or ice cream packed with frozen cherries. I am also thinking of dehydrating a few to make some more cherry powder for baking. I love using powdered fruit to colour and flavour baked goods, especially macarons. YUM!

While we are still in the hot, humid, oven-free phase of summer, enjoying the local bounty just as they are is most definitely the way to go. Can you think of an easier dessert? Wash, pit, dip, decorate and enjoy!

Chocolate Dipped Champagne Cherries Print Recipe Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 24 Author: I Sugar Coat It Ingredients 1 cup champagne or other alcoholic beverage of your choice

2 dozen fresh cherries pitted, stem intact

1 cup pre-crystallized dark chocolate milk or white works

sprinkles praline, jimmies to decorate Instructions Pit cherries and leave stems intact.

Add to bowl of champagne and allow to soak for 30 minutes.

Remove from champagne and place on a rack to allow excess fluids to drip off.

Dip cherries into chocolate and set aside to dry on a sheet of parchment paper.

If adding sprinkles etc. dip immediately after coating with chocolate.

Allow chocolate to set.

Enjoy! Tried this recipe? Mention @isugarcoatit or tag #isugarcoatit

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