Sherried Minty Cherries

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb sweet cherries
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup dry
• 3 tablespoons creme de menthe

Recipe

• 1 cut cherries in half and pit them, working over a bowl to catch the juices. set aside.
• 2 in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the sugar and 3/4 cup of to boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
• 3 continue boiling, without stirring, until the liquid is reduced about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the cherries and their juices to the pan, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the cherries are just heated through and slightly softened, about 1 minute.
• 5 stir in the 3 tbl creme de menthe and remove from the heat.
• 6 set aside for at least 5 minutes to cool slightly and allow the flavors to marry.
• 7 spoon the warm cherries and sauce over ice cream.