This quick and easy cherry sauce recipe is the perfect accompaniment to your dessert – everything from pound cake to waffles, pudding, cheesecake, ice cream and more! With its silky texture and fabulous flavor, it’s a showstopper!
You’re going love how quick and easy this cherry sauce is to make and how absolutely delicious it is! If you’re into canning, this sauce is a great way to put the fruits of your labor to use (see my post on how to can cherries). I can cherries every season and on a whim decided to make a dessert that needed a cherry sauce. No need to make a run to the store, I just went into my pantry and grabbed a jar of beautiful bing cherries I canned during the Summer. You can use also use fresh or frozen cherries for this recipe. Canned cherries are nice option because you can use the cherry-saturated juices in the can as part of the sauce. This cherry sauce includes fresh lemon juice to provide some contrast with the sweet as well as a touch of almond extract that adds a wonderful depth of flavor. This sauce can be made well in advance but is quick enough that it requires no advance planning. With a great flavor and silky texture, this Cherry Dessert Sauce will bring your desserts to life!
Cherry Sauce Recipe
Let’s get started! As I mentioned above, I’m using canned cherries that I prepared this past Summer because the cherry-infused syrup is perfect to use in place of water. However, you can absolutely use fresh or frozen cherries.
Place the cherries and 1/2 cup of their syrup from the can in a small saucepan, or water if using fresh or frozen cherries, along with the sugar, lemon juice and butter. Bring to a boil. If using fresh or frozen cherries, reduce the heat and simmer for about 3 minutes.
Combine the cornstarch with the water and stir it into the sauce, stirring constantly until thickened, about 1 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
Cover and store the sauce in the fridge for up to a week. Serve the sauce warm or at room temperature.
A dessert that features this cherry dessert sauce is Risalamande, Denmark’s most popular dessert!
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