Bittersweet Chocolate Cherry Sorbet With Cherry Compote

Tart-sweet cherry and strong dark chocolate flavors meld beautifully in this surprisingly rich sorbet crowned with juicy fresh cherries.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 7

Ingredients

• Sorbet

• 3⁄4 cup  red  cherry jam (high quality)
• 1⁄2 cup  dutch process cocoa
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 2  cups water

• Compote

• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  lb cherries, fresh pitted and halved (Bing or tart)

Directions

1. To prepare sorbet, combine first 4 ingredients in a heavy saucepan, stirring with a whisk. Gradually add 2 cups water, stirring with a whisk. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring well with a whisk. Cool to room temperature; cover and chill overnight.
2. Stir sorbet mixture with a whisk. Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon sorbet into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 1 hour or until firm.
3. To prepare compote, combine 1/4 cup sugar and cherries; toss well. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour. Serve compote with sorbet.
4. Serve 1/2 cup sorbet with 1/4 cup compote.