Cherries Jubilee Sauce

By Cathie davidson

Grammy

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh bing or other sweet cherries, pitted & halved
• 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• few drops of red food coloring
• 1/2 cup brandy for flaming

Preparation

Step 1

Mix cornstarch & sugar together until well blended.
Stir in orange juice & cook & stir until thickened & clear.
Stir in prepared cherries, lemon juice, almond extract & food coloring
Cool.

To flame: warm 1/2 cup brandy and add to warm cherries. Use long match or flame stick to ignite brandy.
Serve flaming cherries over ice cream.
May be frozen for Xmas treat.
Defrost & Heat cherry sauce through before adding warm brandy.