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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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A French dessert recipe for poached cherries in vanilla and lemon syrup. Ingredients:
3 cups water |
1 vanilla bean |
3/4 cup sugar |
1 lemon, zest of, pared (no white pith) |
1 tablespoon strained fresh lemon juice |
1 1/4 lbs cherries, pitted |
Directions:
1. Combine the water, sugar, vanilla bean, and lemon zest in a medium saucepan.
2. Place over low heat and stir until sugar dissolves.
3. Raise the heat to high and bring the syrup to a boil.
4. Stir in the fruit and the lemon juice.
5. Cover the fruit with a lid slightly smaller than the diameter of the saucepan.
6. This will keep the fruit submerged in the syrup.
7. Reduce the heat to low and cook about 8 minutes.
8. Allow the fruit to cool in the syrup, still covered, to room temperature.
9. Transfer to a serving bowl, cover and chill at least 30 minutes before serving.
10. To serve:.
11. May be served as is, garnished with whipped cream.
12. Or use as a garnish for cakes, filling for crepes or as an ice cream topping.
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