Red Berry Dessert Sauce

Submitted by HeatherFeather

"Adapted from Bon Appetit magazine. I have not tried this one yet."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 2 1/2 cups

ingredients

• 2 cups fresh bing cherries, pitted and coarsely chopped (measure after pitting & chopping)
• 2 cups unsweetened raspberries, fresh or frozen,thawed,divided
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks, broken into halves
• 4 teaspoons brandy

directions

1. Mix cherries,only 1 cup of the raspberries, sugar, and cinnamon sticks in a saucepan over medium high heat and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
2. Lower heat and let cook until cherries soften up, approximately 15 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, remove cinnamon sticks, and add brandy and remaining 1 cup berries.
4. Serve warm or at room temperature over very hard vanilla ice cream, or any other type of dessert you prefer.

Reviews

[chia2160]

This was very good over pound cake and vanilla ice cream. i had to use canned cherries, as ripe ones are unavailable this time of year, and i do think this would be better with fresh- i will make this again this summer when cherries are in season. The kids thought the brandy was a bit strong for their taste, but the adults approved.

 

[Dominique353]

My BF and I loved this. I used frozen blueberries, frozen strawberries (that were fresh at one point), and a pint of fresh blackberries that I didn't know what to do with.I'm not sure if it equaled 4 cups of berries but I used the same measurements for the other ingredients. My BF like brandy on the rocks, but I think I prefer it in this recipe! Thanks:)

 

[lauralie41]

I used frozen black cherries and sweetened raspberries. The raspberries were still a bit on the tart side so next time I will add more sugar and use half of the brandy. The cinnamon is a nice touch and also served this over Sylvie's French Toast.