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20
- 22
pitted dried plums
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1
cup brandy or orange juice
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1/4
cup butter, softened
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1/4
cup light-colored corn syrup
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2 2/3
cups powdered sugar
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8
ounces chocolate-flavored candy coating, chopped
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8
ounces bittersweet or milk chocolate, chopped
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8
ounces milk chocolate, cut up (optional)
1. Place plums in a medium bowl. Pour brandy over plums. Cover and let stand overnight. Drain.
2. Let plums stand on paper towels for 2 hours to drain thoroughly. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper; set aside.
3. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine butter and corn syrup; stir in powdered sugar. Knead mixture until smooth (chill if mixture is too soft to handle). Shape about 1 tablespoon powdered sugar mixture around each plum. Roll in palms of hands into smooth balls. Place coated plums on the prepared baking sheet. Chill for 1 to 4 hours or until firm.
4. In a medium heavy saucepan melt candy coating and bittersweet chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Line another baking sheet with waxed paper. Using a fork, dip plums one at a time into melted mixture, allowing excess to drip off. (Be sure to completely seal plums in melted mixture to prevent juice from leaking.) Place coated plums, on prepared baking sheet. Chill until the coating is set (1 to 2 hours).
5. If desired, line another baking sheet with waxed paper. Place about 2/3 of the milk chocolate in a small microwave safe bowl. Microcook on 30 percent power for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until chocolate has started to melt (110 degrees F on an instant read thermometer). Add remaining chopped chocolate; stir until melted and smooth. (Temperature of the chocolate will drop to about 85 degrees F.) Reheat as needed for 10 seconds on 30 percent power. Dip half of each candy into the melted milk chocolate. Place on prepared baking sheet to set.
6. Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. Makes 20 to 22 candies.
- Servings Per Recipe 20,
- Calories 263,
- Protein (gm) 1,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 37,
- Fat, total (gm) 11,
- Cholesterol (mg) 6,
- Saturated fat (gm) 7,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 24,
- Vitamin A (IU) 146,
- Sodium (mg) 21,
- Potassium (mg) 111,
- Calcium (DV %) 10,
- Iron (DV %) 1,
- Other Carb () 1,
- Fat () 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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lizstang: I get chocolate candy coating at a cake & candy specialty store. They sell pans, candy molds, & cake decorating stuff.
12/17/2011 11:20:32 PM Report AbuseThese are delicious, but messy. I used bite-sized prunes, and even with these the candies are large. I would not use full-size prunes. The white coating mixture worked fine for me. I discovered too late that chocolate chips should NOT be used for the coating; use chopped bar chocolate. Chips are not as liquid when melted, and are way harder to work with. So mine came out not too good looking, but instead of giving them as gifts we got to eat them.
12/17/2011 11:18:52 PM Report AbuseWhere do you get chocolate flavored candy coating at?
12/7/2011 10:37:16 AM Report AbuseI got raves from everyone over the Sugar Plums. I used regular dried prunes. When making the "paste" I started with the instructions then added powder sugar & butter alternately to get the right consistancy for dough, then chilled. I only pulled out small batches at a time and kept the rest in the refrigerator. Afterwards I kept them in the fridge overnight again - then dipped into the chocolate mixture. It's time consuming but I believe well worth the effort.
5/24/2011 11:22:45 AM Report AbuseSo i want to know if this recipe is using full size plums or actual Sugar plums. And do you actually put them back together after you pit them?? Because usually when you pit a plum, it gets cut in half??
12/12/2010 05:57:46 PM Report Abuse