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cherries jubilee

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Recipe by
Shirley Murtagh
@Squirrelishone
Winnipeg, MB

This recipe hails from my Fondue cookbook (Better Homes and Gardens) copy right, no date given but think it must have been published around 1972. I have made this recipe a few times and everyone quests and family have loved it. It is one of those old tried and true recipes. Really easy to make and quite a show stopper. Enjoy!

yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 5 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For cherries jubilee

  • 1 16 oz. can pitted dark sweet cherries
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup brandy, kirsch, or cherry brandy (i use the cherry brandy)
  • vanilla ice cream

How To Make cherries jubilee

  • 1
    Drain cherries reserving syrup
  • 2
    Add cold water to syrup to make one cup
  • 3
    In a saucepan blend sugar and cornstarch; gradually add syrup water mixture, mixing well.
  • 4
    Cook and stir over medium heat till mixture is thickened and bubbly.
  • 5
    Remove from Heat; stir in cherries.
  • 6
    Turn mixture into a blazer pan of a chafing dish.
  • 7
    Set pan over hot water (Bain-Marie).
  • 8
    Heat brandy in a small saucepan. (if desired pour heated brandy into a large ladle) Ignite and pour over the cherry mixture.
  • 9
    Stir to blend brandy into the sauce.
  • 10
    Serve immediately over vanilla ice cream.
  • 11
    Serves 6-8
  • 12
    Note Indoors or outdoors: create showmanship and style by flaming classic Cherries Jubilee. The luscious dark sweet cherries, couched in a brandy- flavoured sauce, are ladled over mounds of vanilla ice cream.
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