Go inside the wrapper to see how Cherry Mash candymakers create the perfect mixture of cherries, chocolate and peanuts.
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We start with a fondant cream center: a mixture of sugar, corn syrup and water heated to just the right temperature. Then we whip the mixture to fluffy perfection, giving Cherry Mash its smooth, creamy center.
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We mix the fluffy fondant with real crushed maraschino cherries and form it into round Cherry Mash centers.
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Next, the creamy cherry mound gets a coating of chocolate with fresh, ground, roasted peanuts.
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Finally, the creamy cherry mound gets a second layer of the chocolate-peanut mixture for full chocolate coverage.
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We wrap each Cherry Mash in the classic red and white package at a rate of up to 200 per minute — the only part of the process we’d ever rush.
It takes a whole lot of cherries, chocolate and peanuts: