Candied Cherry Slices

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Christmas, North American

Prep Time: 10

Chill Time: 3

Total Time: 3 10

Servings: slices

Calories: 177kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

This no-bake holiday confection is prepared with both red and green candied cherries, sweetened condensed milk, toasted walnuts, and crushed vanilla wafers. These are humble ingredients, but Candied Cherry Slices are impressively delicious and decadent!

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Ingredients

12 ounces vanilla wafers, crushed (Nilla Wafers)
2 cups chopped walnuts, toasted
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 cup red candied cherries, quartered
1 cup green candied cherries, quartered
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar

Instructions

Add the crushed vanilla wafers, chopped walnuts, sweetened condensed milk, and the red and green cherries to a large mixing bowl. Use a rubber spatula to mix the ingredients together very well.
Divide the dough into two portions. On a clean surface, or onto a sheet of parchment or waxed paper, form each portion into a long rectangular shape.
Dust each side of the shape well with confectioner’s sugar. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
Unwrapped chilled cookie logs. Slice into ½ inch slices. Keep refrigerated.

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