Help! I Need Recipe For 'cherry Chips'!

[di and bob]

I make cherry mash bars every year for Christmas and can't find 'cherry chips' ( like chocolate chips but cherry flavored) Last year I couldn't either and a lady at Walmart told me to make my own. The problem is I can't remember how, almond bark or white chocolate chips, vanilla or almond extract, etc, I can't believe I can't find it on the internet! Does anyone know how? Amazon has them for like 15.00, ridiculous!

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

I make cherry mash bars every year for Christmas and can't find 'cherry chips' ( like chocolate chips but cherry flavored) Last year I couldn't either and a lady at Walmart told me to make my own. The problem is I can't remember how, almond bark or white chocolate chips, vanilla or almond extract, etc, I can't believe I can't find it on the internet! Does anyone know how? Amazon has them for like 15.00, ridiculous!

you're right that it's not easy to find a recipe for making cherry chips! i did find one review at allrecipes dot com, in which the poster could not find cherry baking chips -- the review was for a Cherry Mash Bars recipe . she used 5 drops cherry candy flavoring (she found that at a local craft store), white chocolate baking chips, and made it pink colored by using some red food coloring.

here's the recipe that has that review -- Cherry Mash Bars Recipe and it was the review by 'jh' dated November 25, 2005, that gave that 'fix' for cherry baking chips.

do you have a Michael's store near you? they may have cherry candy flavoring, their website does -- LorAnn Oils Cherry Flavor, Twin Pack, but i'd call to check if they have it in-store before going there. amazon should also have it.

 

[di and bob]

Thank you so much for replying, perfect! I found some chips on Amazon, but at 17.00 a bag?!!!! So it IS just white baking chips, cherry extract and red food coloring, thanks again! This is a family favorite, I HAVE to make it every year. I am also making homemade salted nut rolls.

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

you're welcome!

oh, i wouldn't have bought the $17 cherry baking chips from amazon either. to me, that falls into the category of, 'they've (amazon) lost their mind'.

oh my! homemade salted nut rolls too!!!

Happy Holidays to you and yours!

 

[Winchester]

You know, I wonder if you could substitute cherry-flavored Craisins or something like that for your chips? I've never even heard of cherry chips and certainly wouldn't pay that for them!

 

[miagi's_mommy]

Look at Walmart in the baking aisle! I just bought a bag of cherry chips there and we’re going to make that candy. I hope it’s good because we’re doing it instead of peppermint bark but you can make peppermint bark anytime of year.