Cherry Fudge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

36 maraschino cherries (with stems)
2 c. semi-sweet chocolate morsels
6 (1 oz.) sq. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. maraschino cherry juice
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Lightly coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray; set aside. Blot cherries with paper towel to dry. Combine chocolates in heavy saucepan and place over very low heat; stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat; add sweetened condensed milk and cherry juice. Stir until smooth and add pecans. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Immediately press cherries into fudge, leaving top of each cherry and stem exposed. Cover and chill 2 hours or until firm. Cut into squares, a cherry in each square. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.