Martha Washington Sweet is a mix of coconut, pecans and maraschino cherries, all coated in chocolate. This quaint sweet is ideal for any event, particularly Christmas.

For those who love this recipe you’ll want to give our Kentucky Bourbon Balls a strive too. They might go nice with these as a present for Christmas.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
We love the mixture of cherries and chocolate and this scrumptious sweet doesn’t disappoint. The addition of the pecans and coconuts simply takes this sweet up a stage. It’s excellent for Christmas and style identical to one thing from Ruth Hunt Sweet.
❓CAN I DOUBLE THIS RECIPE
Sure, you’ll be able to completely double this recipe. We truly double it however for our web site we wrote it up as the unique quantity. This can make about 40-50 items of sweet relying on the scale you make them balls. We make them just a little smaller as a result of this sweet may be very candy.
🎁PERFEC FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
This sweet will hold for some time so it’s excellent to make for vacation presents. We like to put these in a cute tin or tupperware with parchment/wax paper. Put a bow round it and you’ve got a unbelievable present on your mates, coworkers and neighbors. Listed below are another sweet concepts chances are you’ll need to embody:


⭐TIP
Sufficient time within the fridge is required for this sweet, don’t rush the method. You need the filling to be chilly and also you additionally need the chocolate to set.
STORING & SERVING SIZE
We retailer these in an hermetic container and they’ll hold for just a few weeks. Additionally this recipe makes 40-50 items relying on the scale and you may simply double the recipe.


Martha Washington Sweet
This Previous Common Martha Washington Sweet is one you’ll want to embody in your Christmas sweet record! It is completely scrumptious.
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 of a 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 7 ounce package deal of sweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 of a ten ounce jar maraschino cherries drained and finely chopped
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 3 cups chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
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Beat collectively butter, vanilla extract and milk till clean and creamy with a mixer. Add powdered sugar and proceed beating till mixed. Fold in coconut, cherries and pecans with a spoon. Refrigerate for no less than an hour.
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Line a pan with parchment paper. I used a ten x 15 baking sheet. Use a tablespoon of combination and your palms to kind balls from chilled combination. Place the baking sheet again within the fridge whereas melting chocolate chips and shortening within the microwave till clean. A couple of minute or two.
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Use a fork to dip and roll the balls within the melted chocolate. Place the dipped balls again on the baking sheet as you dip them. Can place again in fridge to harden after dipping. Makes about 40 to 50 candies relying on measurement you make them.
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