JUBILEE SUNDAES

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Festive sweet and tart cherry sauce with a lemon accent dresses up ice cream or pound cake. -Christine Frazier, Auburndale, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield 2 cups sauce.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) pitted tart cherries
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Vanilla ice cream

Steps:

In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Drain cherries, reserving juice; set cherries aside. Stir cherry juice into cornstarch mixture until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes., Remove from the heat; stir in the lemon juice and zest, extract and reserved cherries. Cool to room temperature. Serve with ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 64 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 33mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.