Name: Cherry Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 6 cups bing cherries (pitted); ½ cup water; ⅔ sugar; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp fresh orange juice; 1 tsp orange zest; ¼ tsp vanilla extract

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There was a big sale on cherries at my local store, so I grabbed a bunch and surprised my kids with this cherry sauce to serve over ice cream. It turned out sweet, delicious, and absolutely wonderful. My son especially loved it and enjoyed it nightly over ice cream until it disappeared. It was a very simple dessert sauce to make and a terrific way to take advantage of summer produce.

Cherry Sauce

Ingredients:

6 cups Bing cherries, pitted
½ cup water
⅔ sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp fresh orange juice
1 tsp orange zest
¼ tsp vanilla extract

How to Make a Cherry Sauce:

Combine the pitted cherries, water, sugar, cornstarch, and orange zest in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook, stirring often, for 15 minutes.

Add the vanilla extract, if using.

Cool slightly, then serve over ice cream.

Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Enjoy.

Cherry Sauce

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: American

Author: Pam- For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

Large saucepan

Ingredients

6 cups bing cherries pitted
½ cup water
⅔ sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp fresh orange juice
1 tsp orange zest
¼ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Combine the pitted cherries, water, sugar, cornstarch, and orange juice & zest in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook, stirring often, for 15 minutes.
Add the vanilla extract, if using.
Cool slightly, then serve over ice cream. Enjoy.
Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.