Spiced Brandied Cherries
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1cup sugar
- 2whole cloves
- 12-inch piece cinnamon stick
- 4cardamom pods
- 1quart sweet cherries, stemmed and pitted
- ½cup Cognac or other aged brandy
Nutritional analysis per serving (14 servings)
123 calories; 0 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 27 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 26 grams sugars; 0 grams protein; 2 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a small saucepan, combine sugar and spices with a cup of water. Bring to a simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Step 2
Turn off heat and add cherries and brandy to pot. Let cool, then store mixture in a jar in refrigerator for at least 2 days before eating, and up to several months. These are great over ice cream.
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Comments
I make these every year, using sweet Bing cherries, unpitted, and without cooking. Once the jar is stuffed with cherries, I add the whole spices, 1/4 cup sugar for each pint, and enough brandy to come up to the top of the cherries. In a couple of weeks, the brandy is a vivid, flavorful red, and the cherries are crisp and juicy.
I discovered that using a cherry pitter on frozen cherries is much easier and less messy. I immediately froze our cherry harvest, then take out what I need for recipes.
This was delightful. The recipe didn't say if the spices should be removed after cooking; I did, fearing bitterness and too strong a flavor, but I wonder if it would have been spicier to have left them to marinate.
A Mediterranean olive pitter works well for pitting the cherries.
Incredibly good and easy. I pitted the cherries with a bottle and a chopstick - put the cherries on top of the opening and push the chopstick through to push the pit out. Also added a whole star anise to the spices. Next time will add more!
SO good. Excellent on cherry ice cream. Use the pits to make cherry whipped cream!
Are black or green cardamom pods used?
Whichever you prefer. Green is usually easiest to find but you could also use white or black. or throw in some star anise, allspice, and/or cinnamon. I was toying with adding some juniper berries, but I think that might go better with brandied blueberries instead.
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