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    Home » Recipes » Valentine's Day

    Cherry Cordial Fudge Hearts

    Published: Jan 29, '14 · Modified: Jul 28, '23 · By: Beth Klosterboer · This post may contain affiliate links.

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     It's easy to make Cherry Cordial Fudge Hearts using Candy Melts. These treats are incredibly tasty and are perfect for Valentine's Day, a bridal shower, or a birthday party.

    heart-shaped cherry cordial fudge drizzled with pink candy melts

    So, yesterday I professed my love of Wilton's Limited Edition Cherry Cordial Candy Melts and used them to make a batch of Cordial Cherry Cake Balls.

    Being I had gotten several bags of candy wafers, I just had to experiment a bit more. My first thought was to make Cherry Cordial Fudge and being the homemade candy would be for Valentine's Day, it only made sense to me to make the confection in tiny heart shapes.

    I often make two-ingredient fudge with semi-sweet chocolate and sweetened condensed milk. It's so easy and creates a sinfully rich and creamy fudge. I figured

    I could swap out a bag of the candy melts for some of the dark chocolate, or for all of it, which would add a wonderful cherry cordial flavor to the chocolate fudge.

    cherry cordial fudge arranged on a red heart dinner plate set on a Valentine's Day tablecloth

    I used one of Wilton's Silicone Heart molds to make my fudge and when I popped the fudge hearts out of the mold, they looked nice, but I plan to give these away and thought it would be a good idea to add some indication of the cherry flavor hiding within, so I drizzled on some bright pink candy melts.

    I've always loved pink and brown together. It's just a pretty color combination. 

    Valentine's Day dessert recipes

    RELATED: Find dozens of easy fudge recipes at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com.

    Supplies

    double boiler
    1 or 2 Wilton 24 cavity silicone heart mold*

    *I used one of these silicone molds, and made 24 hearts, but I had extra fudge which probably would have made another 6-10 hearts.

    Instructions

    melting sweetened condensed milk and Wilton cherry cordial Candy Melts

    Fill the bottom of your double boiler with 1 inch of water. Pour candy melts, and semi-sweet chocolate, if using, and the sweetened condensed milk into the top bowl of the double boiler.

    Set the bowl over the water, making sure the bottom of the bowl isn't actually touching the water. Heat over low heat, stirring often until about ¾ of the chocolate is melted.

    Remove from heat, stir gently, then let sit for one minute.

    Note: You can do this without using a double boiler, but just be sure to heat over low heat and remove before all the chocolate melts, or you may end up with greasy fudge.

    stirring the chocolate cherry fudge

    Stir just until all the chocolate is melted. If needed, return to heat for another minute, and repeat.

    filling heart-shaped silicone mold with the chocolate cherry fudge

    Spoon fudge into the silicone mold, filling each heart cavity completely.

    un-molding cherry cordial fudge hearts from the silicone mold onto a silicone mat

    Refrigerate for an hour then cover and freeze for about 30 minutes or up to several days which is what happens when you make them, then don't have time to finish them, like me.

    Remove and turn the mold upside down. Press on the backside of the hearts, pushing the fudge out. If your fudge is too soft and you are having trouble popping them out, freeze it for a bit longer.

    You can, if you prefer, just let them sit overnight at room temperature, then pop them out.

    drizzling pink candy melts over the fudge hearts

    Melt the bright pink candy melts and pour into a small zip-top bag. Snip off the tip of the bag, Drizzle over the hearts.

    Storage

    Store in an airtight container for up to 10 days. You can also wrap them tightly and freeze them for up to a month.

    Be sure to check out all of my Valentine's Day recipes.

    Recipe

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    Cherry Cordial Fudge Hearts
    Prep Time
    20 mins
    Cook Time
    2 mins
    Total Time
    22 mins
     

    Turn simple cherry cordials into a fun fudge shaped like a heart. These Cherry Cordial Fudge Hearts are great for Valentine's Day.

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: cherry cordial fudge, chocolate hearts
    Servings: 24
    Author: Beth Jackson Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 16 ounces Cherry Cordial Candy Melts
    • or use 1- 10 ounce bag of Candy Melts plus 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
    • 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
    • 1-2 ounce pink Candy Melts
    Instructions
    1. Melt Cherry Cordial Candy Melts, semi-sweet chocolate (if using) and sweetened condensed milk in a double boiler over low heat.
    2. Remove from heat after ¾ melted.
    3. Stir then allow to sit for a minute.
    4. Stir until melted, returning to heat if needed.
    5. Pour into mini heart silicone mold.
    6. Refrigerate for 1 hour, then freeze for at least 30 minutes.
    7. Pop fudge hearts out of mold.
    8. Melt pink candy melts.
    9. Drizzle over hearts.

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    1. Lu Ann

      February 02, 2014 at 7:35 pm

      This will make a very nice little Valentines treat. Thank you for sharing!

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    2. Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff

      January 31, 2014 at 6:31 pm

      I married into a cherry cordial lovin' family ... my hubby is the biggest fan ... I'm gonna' score points with these! Thank you and pinning!

      Reply
    3. Lisa@hooplapalooza

      January 29, 2014 at 8:21 pm

      today's to do list:
      1. buy all the cherry cordial melts at michael's
      2. buy all the cherry cordial melts at joann's
      3. buy all the cherry cordial melts at hobby lobby or anywhere else i find them
      4. make this fudge
      5. eat it all
      gotta go now-busy busy busy! 🙂

      Reply
    4. The Partiologist

      January 29, 2014 at 6:18 pm

      You had me at FUDGE and the cordial was the cherry on top! They really do sound like my kind of fudge!

      Reply
    5. Allie Bobe

      January 29, 2014 at 3:52 pm

      They looks so beautiful. But I'd still devour them! I'd love for you to share that at Worthwhile Wednesdays! http://thecraftiestallie.blogspot.com/2014/01/2-worthwhile-wednesdays-link-party.html
      Thanks,
      Allie

      Reply
    6. Nicole (Bellenza Party Suite)

      January 29, 2014 at 2:23 pm

      Looks so delicious! Great tutorial 🙂

      Reply
    7. Aida@TheCraftingFoodie

      January 29, 2014 at 5:01 am

      Yum! These look so amazing. Your giveaway looks fantastic. I'm definitely going to check it out!

      Reply

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