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cherries jubilee

Recipe by
Shirley Murtagh
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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