Cherry Mash Candy Food

CHERRY MASH CANDY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, stir together sugar, milk, marshmallows, butter, and salt. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until mixture reaches soft ball stage, 240 degrees F (115 degrees C). Turn off heat. Add cherry chips and vanilla; stir until melted.
• Pour mixture into a well-greased 9x13 inch pan, and let cool until firm.
• In a microwave, or in a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter. Pour over cherry mixture and spread evenly. Allow to cool completely before cutting.

CHERRY MASH CANDY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, stir together sugar, milk, marshmallows, butter, and salt.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add cherry chips and vanilla: stir until melted.
• Pour mixture into a well greased 9 x 13 inch pan, and let cool until hard. MAKE SURE CHERRY LAYER IS COOLED AND HARD BEFORE YOU PUT CHOCOLATE ON TOP.
• In a microwave, or in a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter.
• Pour over cherry mixture and spread evenly.
• Allow to cool before cutting.

CHERRY MASH BARS

Steps:

• Boil sugar, milk, butter and marshmallows for five minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in cherry chips, half of peanuts.
• Spread in 9 x 13 pan. Allow to cool.
• Melt chocolate chips.
• Add peanut butter and remainder of peanuts.
• Spread on top of cherry layer.
• Chill, then cut into slices.
• Instead of using a 9 x 13 pan, you can also make these in individual minature or regular size cupcake papers.
• Use teaspoon to drop in cherry layer then chocolate layer.

CHERRY MASH BARS

Steps:

• Combine sugar, butter or margarine, salt and half and half in saucepan. Boil on high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in marshmallows and cherry chips.
• Spread in 8 or 9" square pan which has been lined with parchment or wax paper.
• Melt chocolate with peanut butter in a small pan over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in peanuts. Spread evenly over cherry layer.
• Let set in refrigerator. Cut into 1" squares with warm sharp knife (hold under hot water and then dry before cutting).

CHERRY MASH CANDY

Steps:

• Melt margarine & add Eagle Brand milk. Mix in frosting mix & confectioner's sugar. Add vanilla. Chop cherries & add to mixture.
• After mixing, make into walnut sized balls & freeze.
• Melt chocolate, adding 1 or 2 Tbsp. of shaved paraffin. Add finely chopped nuts. Dip frozen balls into melted chocolate & nuts using a toothpick. Set on parchment paper to harden.

CHERRY MASH

Steps:

• Combine chocolate chips and peanut butter and melt in microwave or over double boiler; stir in nuts.
• Spread 1/2 of this mixture in bottom of 13 x 9 pan which has been lightly sprayed with vegetable cooking spray.
• Combine cherry frosting and marshmallow creme in a bowl.
• Spread this mixture on top of chocolate/peanut butter mixture.
• Spread with remaining chocolate/peanut butter mixture.
• Chill several hours until firm and cut into 1/2" squares.
• Can also do these in mini-baking cups.