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Martha Washington Candy
Martha Washington Candy is a sweet and creamy coconut pecan filling with maraschino cherries then coated in chocolate.
Prep Time
20 mins
Chill Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 36
Calories: 255 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 can 14 ounces of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 2 cups pecans chopped
- 20 Maraschino cherries chopped
- 1 lb. Chocolate Almond Bark
- 1 cup white candy melts
Instructions
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together the butter, powdered sugar, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla until combined.
- Stir in the coconut, pecans, and cherries.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Using a 1 ½ tablespoon scoop, scoop out the candy and roll it into a ball, and place it on a parchment-lined tray.
- Once all the candy is scooped and rolled out into balls, place the tray in the fridge for 2 hours (up to overnight).
- Next, melt your almond bark in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals until melted and smooth.
- Dip the balls in melted chocolate tapping off the excess chocolate and place them back onto the parchment paper.
- Melt the white candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second increments until melted and smooth.
- Drizzle the white chocolate on top of the candies.
- Serve!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
255kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
65mg
(3%)
Potassium
87mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
26g
(52%)
Vitamin A
162IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 255kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 65mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 87mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 162IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.