Chocolates with amarena cherries

In a few days it’s Valentine's Day and although I do not like this day and also do not celebrate, I have for you a gift idea for your loved one. I think homemade gifts are much nicer than bought ones , so I show you today a chocolate recipe with black cherries . Is very simple, very fast, so it is also suitable for a last minute gift.
For this you need:

200 g chocolate

Amarena cherries

This is how we proceed:

Coarsely chop chocolate (best is to use the favorite chocolate of your loved one) and melt over water bath.

Fill the chocolate mold with the chocolate and let to rest for about 2 minutes. Turn the silicone molds on parchment paper so that the chocolate runs out. Remove the chocolate from the surface of the forms.

Give the chocolate mold in the refrigerator. When the chocolate has set, remove from the fridge and add one cherry.

Put the chocolate from the baking paper in a bowl and melt again over bain-marie. Using a spoon, pour the chocolate over the cherries. Give in refrigerator. Here you can see more explanatory pictures.

Remove from the mold and serve.

Amarena cherries are not so easy to find, but fortunately you can make them yourself.

You will need:

350 g pitted cherries (fresh or from the jar)

150 g sugar

100 ml Amaretto

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp lemon juice

This is how you proceed:

1. Add sugar and cherries in a saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes until the sugar is completely disolved and juice has formed. Stir from time to time. Simmer for another 10 minutes until a syrup forms.
2. Add lemon juice, vanilla extract and amaretto and simmer for another 10 minutes.
3. Fill into clean jars, seal and store in a cool and dark place.