Warm Skillet Sour Cherries with Vanilla Ice Cream
Warm Skillet Sour Cherries with Vanilla Ice Cream is a flavorful Continental Desserts & Baking dish prepared with quality ingredients. Rub together sugar and lemon juice in a 12-inch heavy skillet with your fingertips until mixture resembles wet sand.
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Easy Prep ≤ 4 steps · Fast & beginner friendly
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Moderate 5–8 steps · Everyday home cooking
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Expert ≥ 9 steps · Multi-step advanced prep
Ingredients Required
Tap or click any ingredient to check off during cookingStep-by-Step Cooking Method
Follow numbered steps for authentic taste and perfectionRub together sugar and lemon juice in a 12-inch heavy skillet with your fingertips until mixture resembles wet sand.
Heat over moderately high heat, swirling skillet slowly, until sugar is melted and pale golden, 5 to 6 minutes.
Add butter and swirl skillet until incorporated, about 30 seconds (mixture will bubble up).
Add cherries, swirling skillet to coat, and bring to a boil (cherries will exude liquid; caramel will harden).
Cook cherries, swirling skillet, until caramel is dissolved, 5 to 8 minutes.
Pour through a medium-mesh sieve set over a bowl, then return liquid to skillet and boil until reduced to about 3/4 cup, 6 to 8 minutes.
Remove from heat, then add cherries and kirsch.
Return to stove and boil 30 seconds.
Spoon warm cherries into shallow bowls and top with scoops of ice cream.
Chef's Secret Tips & Serving Pairings
- Serve hot and fresh as a wholesome vegetarian meal.
- Pairs excellently with steamed rice, flatbreads, or fresh salad garnish.
