You all know how much my son loves desserts with
cherries! Naturally, I was inspired when I saw Dan at
Mantitlement's recipe for
Moonshine Cherry Cheesecake Bites. Using his recipe as a guide, I did my twist on it using amaretto liqueur, firming and making the batter more workable with
cake mix (which also added more texture and even more flavor) and completing with a coating of crushed
toasted pecans. I imported the idea of the
cake mix from my recipe for
Marbled Candy Barks with Cake Batter. I also substituted the maraschino
cherries with
dark morello cherries.
We enjoyed these divine coated
spiked cherries as a prelude to other desserts at a recent "After-The-Fact" family birthday party, and they were gobbled up in no time! The party was to celebrate several birthdays for which we'd all been unable to gather at the same time.
I can't give
Mantitlement enough accolades! Dan, in collaboration with his wife Christie, offers such unique recipes with fabulous photos! Their creations include delicious family-friendly recipes, along with marvelous appetizers and beverages. Do check them out...you'll love the site!
By the way, accidents sometimes do actually become wonderful creations. I forgot
not to completely cover the
cherries with the batter, so I added an uncoated
spiked cherry on top of each coated
spiked cherry; and Ta-Dah...
A Wow Presentation...
Offering A Little Bit Of Heaven!
