Chocolate Cherry Fruit Dip

• 1 jar (10 Oz. Size) Drained Maraschino Cherries, Juice Reserved
• 4- 1/2 ounces, weight Chocolate Bar
• 4- 1/2 ounces, weight White Chocolate Bar
• 23 cups Sugar
• 16 ounces, weight Cream Cheese
• 3/4 cups Heavy Cream
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract
• 5 Tablespoons Maraschino Cherry Juice

1. Dump the cherries in a food processor and pulse until well chopped.
2. Break up the chocolate bars, add to the food processor and pulse just until the chocolate is chopped to small chunks.
3. Dont over-pulse the chocolate, you want small chunks.
4. Set the chocolate/cherry mixture aside and pull out another bowl.
5. In that bowl, combine sugar, cream cheese, and heavy whipping cream.
6. Mix well.
7. Add the vanilla, almond extract, cherry/chocolate mixture, and finally the cherry juice.
8. Mix well.
9. Chill and serve with your favorite fruits (apples, bananas, strawberries, pineapple, etc.
10. ).
11. Adapted from Deals to Meals.

maraschino cherries, weight chocolate, weight white chocolate bar, sugar, weight cream cheese, heavy cream, vanilla, almond extract, maraschino

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/chocolate-cherry-fruit-dip/ (may not work)