Cherry Divinity Drops

Name: Cherry Divinity Drops
Yield: Makes about 850 g/1 lb 14 oz
Ingredients: 200 g/7 oz glacé (candied) cherries; 400 g/14 oz/2 cups caster (superfine) sugar; 120 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup glucose syrup; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 120 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup water; 2 egg whites; 2.5 ml/½ tsp vanilla extract; 2.5 ml/½ tsp almond extract

Preparation info

Makes about
850
g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

The white swirls of meringue in these sweets are offset by the bright red of glacé cherries. Use the best quality glacé cherries you can find, as they vary greatly in flavour. The vanilla and almond extracts add a delicate, subtle taste to the sweets, so that the cherries are not too cloying.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz glacé (candied) cherries
400 g/14

Method

Line a baking sheet with baking parchment or waxed paper.
Chop 150g/5oz of the cherries into pieces, then slice the remaining 50g/2oz in half.
Put the sugar, glucose syrup, salt and water in a heavy pan and place over a medium heat.
Stir to dissolve the sugar and then increase the heat. Boil the syrup until it reaches the firm-ball stage (12

Energy 2483kcal/10586kJ; Protein 8.6g; Carbohydrate 652.4g, of which sugars 599g; Fat 0g, of which saturates 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Calcium 337mg; Fibre 1.8g; Sodium 380mg