Easy Cherries Jubilee Recipe: A Classic Dessert

Name: Easy Cherries Jubilee Recipe: A Classic Dessert
Total time: 30 mins
Ingredients: 0.5 cup white sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 0.25 cup cold water; 0.25 cup orange juice; 1 pound Bing or other dark, sweet cherries, rinsed and pitted (or use frozen pitted cherries); 0.5 teaspoon finely grated orange zest; 3 cups vanilla bean ice cream; 0.25 teaspoon cherry extract; 0.25 cup brandy

Cherries jubilee is a refreshing and impressive dessert, perfect after any meal. While it requires immediate preparation before serving, it's quick and easy to make. Your guests will be amazed by the dazzling blue flames when the brandy is ignited!

Total time30 mins
Prep time10 mins
Cook time20 mins
Yield6

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Ingredients

0.5 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
0.25 cup cold water
0.25 cup orange juice
1 pound Bing or other dark, sweet cherries, rinsed and pitted (or use frozen pitted cherries)
0.5 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
3 cups vanilla bean ice cream
0.25 teaspoon cherry extract
0.25 cup brandy

Instructions

In a wide saucepan, whisk together sugar and cornstarch. Add water and orange juice, then bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly until thickened. Stir in cherries and orange zest, return to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. While the cherries are cooking, prepare your serving bowls with scoops of vanilla ice cream.
Remove the cherries from the heat and stir in the cherry extract. Pour in the brandy and carefully ignite it with a long lighter. Gently shake the pan until the blue flame has completely extinguished. Spoon the warm cherries and sauce over the ice cream and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 296 kcal
Fat Content: 8 g
Fiber Content: 2 g
Sugar Content: 42 g
Sodium Content: 54 mg
Protein Content: 3 g
Cholesterol Content: 29 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 48 g
Saturated Fat Content: 5 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g