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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 3 Minutes |
Ready In: 3 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This soup is perfect for an appetizer or light dessert. Ingredients:
5 cups fresh or frozen pitted cherries, divided |
1 cup tart cherry juice |
1/2 cup port wine |
1/4 cup sugar |
1 cinnamon stick |
1 teaspoon cornstarch |
8 whole cherries |
Directions:
1. bring 4 cups pitted cherries, cherry juice, port, sugar, cinnamon stick and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 15 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick, and puree until smooth in a blender or food processor.
2. Whisk cornstarch with 1/2 cup soup in a small bowl. Return mixture to soup, and whisk to combine. Chill 3 hours or overnight.
3. Coarsely chop remaining pitted cherries. Ladle soup in bowls with chopped cherries. Garnish each with 1 whole cherry and serve.
4. For vegetarian, use a vegetarian port such as Crusted.
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