Recipe courtesy of David Rosengarten
Cherries Jubilee
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 426
- Total Fat
- 15
- Saturated Fat
- 9
- Carbohydrates
- 62
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 55
- Protein
- 6
- Cholesterol
- 58
- Sodium
- 108
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
1 pound fresh Bing cherries
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup water
1-inch strip lemon zest
1 teaspoon arrowroot
1/4 cup Kirsch
1 quart vanilla ice cream
Directions
- Pit cherries over a bowl. In a saute pan dissolve sugar in 1 cup water, add lemon zest and bring to a boil. Mix arrowroot with a little cold water to make a paste. Whisk arrowroot paste into boiling syrup and cook, stirring, until thickened. Add cherries and poach over low heat for 5 to 7 minutes until tender. Heat Kirsch in a separate saucepan. Pour over cherries and CAREFULLY ignite with a long match. Shake pan until flames die down. Scoop ice cream into 4 glass bowls. Spoon cherries and syrup over and serve immediately.;