Easy Cherry Sauce Recipe
Total Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Rating
4.96 out of 5 stars
(118)
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups
- 4 cups sweet cherries, (fresh or frozen), pitted*
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup water
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp sugar
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Preparation
Step 1
In a medium saucepan (off the heat), add water (use 1/3 cup for fresh cherries and 1/4 cup water for frozen cherries). Whisk in 1 Tbsp cornstarch, 1 Tbsp lemon juice, and 2 Tbsp sugar.
Step 2
Place over medium heat and whisk constantly until the mixture starts to thicken.
Step 3
Add cherries and cook stirring occasionally until sauce is at a light boil (about 6-10 minutes for fresh cherries and 12-15 minutes for frozen). The sauce should be thickened and uniformly bubbling, not just at the edges, then remove from heat.
Step 4
Cool to room temperature then cover and store in the refrigerator in a glass mason jar or Tupperware container until ready to use. It will thicken more as it stands.
Step 5
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Chef's notes
1 lb of stemmed and un-pitted cherries equals 2 1/2 to 3 cups of cherries, so you will need about 1 1/3 lbs of cherries.
The sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.
