Name: Classic Cherries Jubilee
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: White sugar - ½ cup; Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons; Cold water - ¼ cup; Orange juice - ¼ cup; Bing or other dark, sweet cherries, rinsed and pitted (or use frozen pitted cherries) - 1 pound; Finely grated orange zest - ½ teaspoon; Vanilla bean ice cream - 3 cups; Cherry extract - ¼ teaspoon; Brandy - ¼ cup

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Cooking:

10 min.

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Ingredients for - Classic Cherries Jubilee

1. White sugar - ½ cup

2. Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons

3. Cold water - ¼ cup

4. Orange juice - ¼ cup

5. Bing or other dark, sweet cherries, rinsed and pitted (or use frozen pitted cherries) - 1 pound

6. Finely grated orange zest - ½ teaspoon

7. Vanilla bean ice cream - 3 cups

8. Cherry extract - ¼ teaspoon

9. Brandy - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Classic Cherries Jubilee

1. Stage

Whisk sugar and cornstarch together in a wide saucepan. Stir in water and orange juice; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking until thickened. Stir in cherries and orange zest; return to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. While cherries are cooking, spoon ice cream into serving bowls.

2. Stage

Remove cherries from heat and stir in cherry extract. Pour in brandy and ignite with a long lighter. Gently shake the pan until blue flame has extinguished itself. Spoon cherries over ice cream.