A cordial is a type of confection in which liquid filling is placed within a chocolate shell.

A well known confectionery of this type is the cherry cordial (a type of chocolate-covered cherry).

The liquid center found in some cordials is made using invertase to hydrolyze sucrose in the filling, a process that can take up to two weeks.

This makes it a requirement to age the cordials in storage before consuming them to ensure the filling has become liquid.

Some fillings include cherry, strawberry, raspberry and blueberry.