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Glass jar filled with cherry sauce.

Easy Sour Cherry Sauce

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: sour cherry sauce, tart cherry sauce, cherry sauce
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 343kcal
Author: Laureen King
Quick and easy recipe for delicious Sour Cherry Sauce
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Ingredients

  • 6 cups sour cherries pitted and stems removed
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • pinch salt
  • 2 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2-3 tablespoon water to make a slurry

Instructions

  • Add pitted cherries to large saucepan.
  • Stir in sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and pinch of salt.
  • Bring to boil, reduce to medium heat and simmer for 7-8 minutes until cherries release all their juices.
  • Taste and add more sugar if you like sauce a bit sweeter. 
  • In small bowl combine together cornstarch and water.
  • While constantly stirring add cornstarch slurry to cherries and cook for additional 3-4 minutes until sauce starts to thicken.
  • Remove from heat and cool. Sauce keeps well in the refrigerator for several days and also freezes very well.

Nutrition

Serving: 4cups | Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 470mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 77g | Vitamin A: 133IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg