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Delicious Fresh Homemade Cherry Sauce

By A Cultivated Nest Team

What’s a better way to enjoy the summer cherry season, than with fresh homemade cherry sauce! This cherry sauce is both delicious and pretty healthy, as it doesn’t use refined sugar. This is a great homemade sauce that would be perfect over ice cream, pancakes, waffles, or cheesecake, or you could use it as a base for cobblers and crisps!

Delicious fresh homemade cherry sauce

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You can even mix this with vanilla ice cream for a quick and easy cherry vanilla dessert, which is what we did!

Using a cherry pitter makes pitting the cherries much easier. You can buy these at Target, Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond – any of the big box stores or Amazon. But a paring knife will also do the trick!

Delicious Homemade Cherry Sauce

Ingredients

4 cups sweet cherries, pitted
2 large dates, halved and seeded
Juice of one small lemon, approximately 1 teaspoon
Juice of one large orange, approximately 1/2 cup
1 teaspoon orange zest

Delicious fresh homemade cherry sauce

Directions:

1. Add the cherries and dates to a large skillet and bring to a simmer. Turn down to medium-low, cover and cook for 10 minutes.

2.Meanwhile, use a fine grater to grate one teaspoon of zest from the orange. Set aside.

3. Cut the orange in half and squeeze the juice out if it into a small bowl. Set aside.

4. After the sauce has cooked for ten minutes, carefully remove the dates, one cup of the cherries and one cup of the juice that has accumulated in the pan. Add to a food processor and blend until completely smooth, adding more liquid if necessary.

5. Return the puree back to the pan along with the juice from the orange. Stir and taste for sweetness. If necessary, you can some honey or any all-natural sweetener.

6. Cook at a gentle simmer until it reaches the desired thickness. Mine didn’t need any additional cooking at this point, but your cherries might be juicier and need additional cooking time. The sauce will reduce the longer it cooks and continue to thicken.

7. When the sauce has thickened to your liking, remove it from the heat and stir in the orange zest,

8. Let cool completely and serve!

Delicious fresh homemade cherry sauce

 

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Delicious Fresh Homemade Cherry Sauce

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Description

This delicious and fresh homemade cherry sauce pairs well with many dishes!


Ingredients

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  • 4 cups sweet cherries, pitted
  • 2 large dates, halved and seeded
  • Juice of one small lemon, approximately 1 teaspoon
  • Juice of one large orange, approximately 1/2 cup
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest

Instructions

  1. Add the cherries and dates to a large skillet and bring to a simmer. Turn down to medium-low, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, use a fine grater to grate one teaspoon of zest from the orange. Set aside.
  3. Cut the orange in half and squeeze the juice out if it into a small bowl. Set aside.
  4. After the sauce has cooked for ten minutes, carefully remove the dates, one cup of the cherries and one cup of the juice that has accumulated in the pan. Add to a food processor and blend until completely smooth, adding more liquid if necessary.
  5. Return the puree back to the pan along with the juice from the orange. Stir and taste for sweetness. If necessary, you can some honey or any all-natural sweetener.
  6. Cook at a gentle simmer until it reaches the desired thickness. Mine didn’t need any additional cooking at this point, but your cherries might be juicier and need additional cooking time. The sauce will reduce the longer it cooks and continue to thicken.
  7. When the sauce has thickened to your liking, remove it from the heat and stir in the orange zest,
  8. Let cool completely and serve!

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Quick and Easy Cherry Pie Bars

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Comments

  1. handmade by amalia says

    August 21, 2015 at 4:30 am

    This looks good. I immediately thought of ice cream, but pancakes make an intriguing option. Hmmmm
    Amalia
    xo

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