Sweet Ginger Cherry Sauce

Serve Sweet Ginger Cherry Sauce with ice cream, pound cake and cheesecake or use as a filling for fruit tarts.

Yield: about 2 cups or 8 (1/4 cup) servings

Ingredients

• 1 pound frozen sweet cherries, thawed
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup kirsch (cherry brandy)
• 2 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
• 2 (1/4-inch thick) lemon slices, seeded
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

1. Combine the cherries, sugar, kirsch, ginger and lemon in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes or until slightly thickened; remove lemon slices.
2. Stir in the cornstarch; cook and stir until thick.

Notes

Pair with Mirassou Winery's California Cabernet Sauvignon.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: National Cherry Growers Foundation