Recipe information
Total Time
35 min
Yield
Makes about 1 cup
Ingredients
1
cup drained bottled pitted sour cherries* plus 1/2 cup of their syrup
2
tablespoons sugar
2
tablespoons dry white wine
1
teaspoon cornstarch
1
drop almond extract
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Preparation
Step 1
Pour syrup into a 1-quart heavy saucepan, setting aside cherries. Whisk sugar, wine, and cornstarch into cherry syrup until smooth, then bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking constantly, and boil until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat, then stir in almond extract and cherries and cool.
Step 2
*Available at specialty shops.