Welshman's Delight

Name: Welshman's Delight
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 pound candy
Ingredients: 10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips; 6 ounces sweetened coconut; 3 ounces raisins; 3 ounces glace cherries; 1 egg, beaten; 1 dash milk; 1 tablespoon sherry wine

Submitted by Acerast

"This recipe is a favorite for our family at Christmas time. It was first made for us by a Welshman who had married a "Southern Belle" and was attending our church in Tennessee. What a lovely couple and what fond memories we have of them every time we indulge in these sweets."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 1 pound candy

ingredients

10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
6 ounces sweetened coconut
3 ounces raisins
3 ounces glace cherries
1 egg, beaten
1 dash milk
1 tablespoon sherry wine

directions

Preheat the oven to 325°F.
In the top of a double boiler, melt chocolate.
In a small bowl beat one egg with the milk and Sherry.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Carefully (it's hot!) pour melted chocolate onto parchment paper and spread it into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick.
Sprinkle coconut, raisins, cherries glace evenly over the chocolate.
Brush top of the fruited chocolate with the Sherry mixture.
Bake for at about 20 minutes - taking care not to burn.
Cool and refrigerate for about 3 hours.
Cut or break into bite-sized pieces.
It's lovely as a gift in a decorative container.