SOUR CHERRY AND VODKA SAUCE

A fancy sauce is a terrific way to dress up all sorts of desserts. Serve this cherry-vodka
blend warm over crêpes with a bit of mascarpone cheese or cold over ice cream.

HANDS-ON TIME
5 minutes
TOTAL TIME
20 minutes
MAKES
about 2 cups

INGREDIENTS:

• 2¼ cups thawed frozen or canned sour cherries in juice
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• ¼ cup vodka
• 1 tsp vanilla

DIRECTIONS:

1. Reserving juice, drain cherries.
2. In saucepan, bring cherries, ¼ cup of the cherry juice, sugar and lemon juice to boil.
3. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1¾ cups, 12 to 15 minutes.
4. Stir in vodka and vanilla.
5. Let cool slightly before serving. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate in airtight container for up to 5 days. Reheat before using, if desired.)

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, PER 2 TBSP:

• about 43 cal,
• trace pro,
• trace total fat (trace sat. fat),
• 9 g carb,
• trace fibre,
• 0 mg chol,
• 1 mg sodium. % RDI: 1% iron, 2% vit A, 2% vit C.