Best Amaretto Cherries Recipes

AMARETTO CHERRIES WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Drain cherries, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Place cherries in a 3-qt. slow cooker., In a small bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in reserved juice until smooth. Stir into cherries. Cook, covered, on high 7 hours. Drizzle amaretto over cherry mixture., For dumplings, in a small bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest and salt. In another bowl, whisk milk and melted butter. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened., Drop by tablespoonfuls on top of hot cherry mixture. Cook, covered, 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean. If desired, serve warm with ice cream.

CHERRIES, AMARETTO SOUR CREAM AND BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• Mix sour cream and Amaretto. Add more Amaretto to taste if needed.
• If desired, add powdered sugar to mixture.
• Place sour cream mixture into small "dipping" dish.
• Place brown sugar into second small "dipping" dish.
• Dip cherries in sour cream and then the brown sugar.
• Eat and enjoy!

BING CHERRIES IN AMARETTO JUICE - SYRUP

Steps:

• In large dutch oven pan add orange juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice and sugar. Heat on medium heat until sugar is dissolved and blended.
• Stir. Do not burn.
• Add food coloring and cinnamon sticks.
• Add cherries, and stir in.(Do not pit cherries)Keep their shape.Heat for 15 minutes on low heat, until cherries and juice is hot.
• Add Amaretto and stir until mixed.
• Heat clean canning jars in the oven in water, upside down. Heat the seals in a separate pan on the stove.
• Pack the jars with cherries, then add the juice. Put cinnamon sticks in the jars. Wipe the rim of the jar with a hot clean cloth and seal and band. Any leftover juice pack in another jar, clean, seal and band.
• Process in a hot water bath for 20 minutes.
• Take out and put on a toweled counter.
• Do not put in drafts.
• Remember to tell your guests there are pits in the cherries.

AMARETTO MERINGUE CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES & CHERRIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1 and cut 3 pieces of baking parchment to fit 3 baking sheets for the meringues (if you don't have 3 baking sheets, you can cook it in batches - simply divide the meringue mixture into 3 and cook separately). Using a plate or the base of a cake tin, draw a 20cm circle on each piece of parchment, then flip over so that the pencil side is facing down. Put 3 oven racks in your oven - if you only have 2 but have a large grill pan, this will work too, sat in the bottom of the oven.
• Put the egg whites in a large bowl, and whisk with an electric hand whisk until thick and holding soft peaks. Start adding the sugar, 1 or 2 tbsp at a time, whisking continuously. When all the sugar has been incorporated, the meringue should be thick, glossy and holding stiff peaks. Add the vinegar and whisk again briefly. Use a blob of meringue to stick down the corners of each piece of parchment to the trays. Divide the meringue between the 3 circles on the parchment, swirling it towards the outline to make thin circles. Scatter the almonds over, saving a few to serve on top once assembled. Bake for 1 hr, then leave to cool in the oven.
• When the oven is completely cold, remove the meringues and place somewhere cool and dry for up to 24 hrs, or assemble straight away. Toss the fruit with 1 tbsp icing sugar and set aside to macerate for 10-15 mins. Pour the cream, amaretto, almond extract and remaining icing sugar into a large bowl, and whisk until softly whipped. Use a little of the cream to stick your least successful meringue to a cake stand or plate. Spread over a third of the cream and scatter with some strawberries and cherries. Top with the remaining meringues, cream and fruit, finishing the top layer with the whole strawberries and cherries. Scatter over the remaining almonds and serve. Leftovers will keep in the fridge for 1 day.

AMARETTO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Soak the cherries in the Amaretto overnight,.
• Drain the cherries and dry them with paper towels.
• Melt the chocolate in a micorwave for about 15 seconds and then mix. May need another 15 seconds.
• Dip the cherries into the chocolate and enjoy!