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

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.