Best Classic Cherries Jubilee Recipes

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CLASSIC CHERRIES JUBILEE



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This is a great, refreshing dessert, especially after a hearty meal. This does have to be prepared immediately before serving, but does not take a lot of time. Your guests will enjoy the blue flames when the brandy is ignited!

Provided by Wilemon

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Cherry Dessert Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ cup cold water
¼ cup orange juice
1 pound Bing or other dark, sweet cherries, rinsed and pitted (or use frozen pitted cherries)
½ teaspoon finely grated orange zest
¼ teaspoon cherry extract
¼ cup brandy
3 cups vanilla bean ice cream

Steps:

  • Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a wide saucepan. Stir in the water and orange juice; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking until thickened. Stir in the cherries and orange zest, return to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. While the cherries are cooking, spoon the ice cream into serving bowls.
  • Remove the cherries from the heat, and stir in the cherry extract. Pour in the brandy, and ignite with a long lighter. Gently shake the pan until the blue flame has extinguished itself. Spoon the cherries over the bowls of ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.7 calories, Carbohydrate 48.3 g, Cholesterol 29 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 53.5 mg, Sugar 42.3 g

CLASSIC CHERRIES JUBILEE



CLASSIC CHERRIES JUBILEE image

Categories     Fruit     Dessert

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 c. white sugar
2 T. cornstarch
1/4 c. water
1/4 c. orange juice
1 lb. dark sweet cherries
1/2 t. finely grated orange zest
1/4 t. vanilla or almond extract
1/4 c. brandy
vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a wide saucepan. Stir in the water and orange juice; bring to a boil over medium high heat, whisking until thickened. Stir in cherries (pitted and cleaned) and orange zest, return to boil, then reduce and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove cherries from the heat and stir in the extract. Pour in the brandy (do not stir in--just pour on top of cherry mixture) and ignite with a long lighter. Shake the pan until the blue lame has extinguished itself. Spoon the cherries over bowls of ice cream and serve immediately.

CLASSIC CHERRIES JUBILEE



Classic Cherries Jubilee image

I just made this for my daddy's birthday because he loves cherries, it was lots of fun to flambe it as well

Provided by Perfect Pixie

Categories     Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

425 g pitted black cherries
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons arrowroot
1 tablespoon water
1/3 cup brandy

Steps:

  • drain cherries, keep syrup.
  • combine syrup sugar and cinnamin in pan.
  • cook stirring until it boils.
  • simmer uncovered without stirring for 2 minutes.
  • strain, discard cinnamon.
  • return syrup to pan.
  • stir in arrowroot and water.
  • cook stirring until boils and thickens slightly.
  • add cherries, stir until heated through.
  • heat brandy, add to sauce.
  • set aflame.
  • serve imediately with ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.5, Fat 0.2, Sodium 0.3, Carbohydrate 21.3, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 16.8, Protein 1.1

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