I have had a bag of dried cherries from costco for about 6 months and not known what to do with them until I stumbled across this recipe. There are other cherry themed desserts on friends blogs which I also want to try but this fulfilled my number 1 requirement to be super easy and quick. I used black cherry jam which resulted in a sour cherry flavour which make them quite different from regular cherry ripes although just as delicious. I think Toby was glad as he loves sour cherries. I had some issues with the mixture staying together when I tried to cut it so ended up with bites instead of bars. I'm going to experiment with regular jam next time.
1 cup shredded coconut
3/4 cup cherry preserves, pureed (I used black cherry jam)
1/4 cup finely chopped dried cherries (sour if you have them)
1/4 cup finely chopped dried cherries (sour if you have them)
1 cup dark chocolate chips
Mix coconut, cherry preserves, and dried cherries together. Adjust dry to wet ratio as needed until you have a paste that can be molded into candy bars. Mold into a quarter inch thick rectangle. Place in freezer for half an hour, then cut into bars or bite sizes.
Melt chocolate chips and pour over bars to cover. Place back in the freezer for five minutes until chocolate is fully set. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
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