Cherry Sauce

Cherry Sauce using only 5 ingredients is easy to make at home in just 10 minutes! Perfect to use for cakes, cheesecakes, ice cream, pancakes, waffles or any dessert.

I can never pass up on dessert, can you? But when a dessert has fruit in it, it feels almost good for you!

Using the best fruits of the season to make desserts like a tangy Raspberry Compote or Poached Pears in red wine means a truly sweet ending to a meal.

This Cherry Sauce is simple, quick and easy and a great topper for lots of desserts.

Ingredients

This sauce is so simple and needs only 5 ingredients.

1. Cherries - fresh or frozen
2. Sugar
3. Cornstarch (cornflour)
4. Lemon juice
5. Almond extract

Plus water if you think of that as an ingredient!

Instructions

• Bring cherries, sugar, and water to a simmer.
• Mix cornstarch (cornflour) with water in a small bowl.
• Thicken cherries mixture with cornstarch slurry.
• Cook until thick and clear about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat then stir in lemon juice and almond extract.
• Pour into a small bowl to cool or glass jar to store in the refrigerator.

Can I use canned cherries?

Yes, it's even more simple if you use canned cherries. The juice in the canned cherries is substituted for the water, lemon juice, and sugar. To make Cherry sauce with canned cherries here's what you do.

1. Use two 15 ounce/415 gram cans of pitted black cherries in syrup.
2. Heat in a saucepan until simmering.
3. Add cornstarch/cornflour slurry as per the original recipe.
4. Thicken and continue as per the original recipe.

This Easy Cherry Sauce is perfect for so many desserts!

There are so many uses for delicious sauces. Use this sauce over cakes, cheesecakes, ice cream, pancakes, waffles or any dessert. This Homemade Cherry sauce is perfect in trifles like my individual Trifle Dessert Cups.

Before I have talked about the many lemon curd uses and similar things apply for this cherry sauce. I also like to spoon it over my yoghurt and gluten free granola for breakfast.

Cherry Sauce is so simple to make especially if you keep frozen pitted cherries in the freezer. You'll never be without a delicious dessert in minutes. Simply prepared this easy sauce and spoon it over ice cream.

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Cherry Sauce Recipe

Cherry Sauce using only 5 ingredients is easy to make at home using either fresh or frozen cherries. Perfect to use for cakes, cheesecakes, ice cream, pancakes, waffles or any dessert.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings:6 people with cake, icecream or other dessert

Author: Marcellina

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups fresh or frozen pitted cherries
• ▢ ½ cup sugar
• ▢ ½ cup water
• ▢ 6 teaspoons cornstarch (cornflour)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons water
• ▢ 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• ▢ ½ teaspoon almond extract optional

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Instructions

• Place cherries, sugar and water into a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer.
• Simmer for 2 minutes (if using fresh cherries you may need a few more minutes to slightly soften the cherries)
• Mix cornstarch (cornflour) with water in a small bowl.
• Lower the heat on the cherries, then pour in the cornstarch and water stirring all the time.
• Increase heat to a simmer.
• Cook until thick and clear about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and the almond extract (if using).
• Pour into a small bowl to cool or glass jar to store in the refrigerator

Notes

Using canned cherries.

Yes, it's even more simple if you use canned cherries. The juice in the canned cherries is substituted for the water, lemon juice, and sugar. To make Cherry sauce with canned cherries here's what you do.

1. Use two 15ounce cans/415gram of pitted black cherries in syrup.
2. Heat in a saucepan until simmering.
3. Add cornstarch/cornflour slurry as per the original recipe.
4. Thicken and continue as per the original recipe.

Nutritional Information Per Serving

Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 29IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional Disclaimer

Nutritional information is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. For accurate results, it is recommended that the nutritional information be calculated based on the ingredients and brands you use.

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