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Cherries Jubilee Recipe

Cherries Jubilee is a classic flambeed dessert making a wonderful boozy cherry sauce to top vanilla ice cream or other desserts. It's a sight to behold and makes any meal extra special. Easy to make!
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 538kcal
Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh Sweet Cherries rinsed, destemmed and pitted (frozen, thawed sweet cherries may be substituted)
  • ¼ cup Kirshwasser (cherry liqueur)
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • ½ cup Brandy
  • 1 pint Vanilla Ice Cream or other dessert to serve on

Instructions

  • Combine the pitted cherries and Kirsch in a sealed container and allow to sit for an hour, turning the container periodically to douse the cherries.
  • Add the contents to a large, heavy shallow skillet. Sprinkle on the sugar and lemon juice and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Allow to cook for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the skillet from the heat. Carefully pour the brandy into the skillet and light the liquid toward the outside of the pan (by an edge) with a long match or utility lighter. It will spread across the pan on its own.
    NOTE: The skillet will flambé however the fire may be almost invisible. Allow the fire to burn out by itself; 2-3 minutes.
  • Scoop ice vanilla ice cream into 4 bowls and top with the warm cherry mixture. Serve immediately.

Notes

Adapted from The Joy of Cooking.
Tips for safe Flambeeing
  • The key when flambeeing (pronounced flam-bay-ing) is to have an uncluttered space around the stove burner.
  • Cook this recipe in a shallow pan with low sides. Do not use a sauce pan or Dutch oven.
  • Take the pan off the heat before flambeeing.
  • Use a long utensil to light the liquid; like a utility lighter or a fireplace match.
  • Light the liquid on the side of the skillet. The flames will quickly naturally travel over the entire skillet and burn out on their own in 2-3 minutes (you don't need to light it in more than one place). Light it and stand back.
  • The flames can reach fairly high! Stay away from the open flame.
  • There can be invisible flames or a blue flame making it difficult to see. It's very important to stay out of the way of the skillet until the flame dies down.
  • Flambéeing a recipe does remove some of the alcohol but not all of it so this is a dessert for adults!

Nutrition

Calories: 538kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 487mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 70g | Vitamin A: 570IU | Vitamin C: 11.6mg | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 0.5mg