Recipe Details

Classic Cherries Jubilee

This cherries jubilee dessert is made by simmering cherries with orange. The cherries are flambéed with brandy and served over vanilla ice cream.

Makes:6 servings

Ingredients

½ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ cup cold water
¼ cup orange juice
1 pound Bing or other dark, sweet cherries, rinsed and pitted (or use frozen pitted cherries)
½ teaspoon finely grated orange zest
3 cups vanilla bean ice cream
¼ teaspoon cherry extract
¼ cup brandy

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Directions

Prep:10 mCook:20 mReady:30 m

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.
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.