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    Easy Sour Cherry Sauce

    July 15, 2018 by Garrett King 7 Comments

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    Easy Sour Cherry Sauce is a simple recipe that is ready in minutes and tastes AMAZING! Made with fresh sour cherries also known as tart cherries.

    Easy Sour Cherry Sauce

    Sour cherries are a tasty fruit that may be a tad too tart to eat fresh but are wonderful in pies, jams, sauces, cocktails and even savoury dishes like pork chops! Easy Sour Cherry sauce is fantastic on pancakes, ice cream, yogurt and cheesecake and more. Love it on my Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake!

    Tall and Creamy New York Cheesecake

    Easy Sour Cherry Sauce

    The only time consuming part of making this sauce is pitting the cherries, but once that is done this tasty sauce comes together in minutes. I like my sauce a bit more tart but do some taste testing as it is simmering and add more sugar if desired. If you like your sauce thicker or thinner simply add more or less cornstarch.

    Easy Sour Cherry Sauce

    Easy Sour Cherry Sauce

    Easy Sour Cherry Sauce

    Laureen King
    Quick and easy recipe for delicious Sour Cherry Sauce
    4.22 from 92 votes
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    Cook Time 10 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 cups
    Calories 344 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 6 cups sour cherries pitted and stems removed
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 2 tbsp lemon juice fresh
    • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
    • pinch salt
    • 2 tbsp cornstarch
    • 2-3 tbsp water to make a slurry

    Instructions
     

    • Add pitted cherries to large saucepan.
    • Stir in sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and pinch of salt.
    • Bring to boil, reduce to medium heat and simmer for 7-8 minutes until cherries release all their juices.
    • Taste and add more sugar if you like sauce a bit sweeter. 
    • In small bowl combine together cornstarch and water.
    • While constantly stirring add cornstarch slurry to cherries and cook for additional 3-4 minutes until sauce starts to thicken.
    • Remove from heat and cool. Sauce keeps well in the refrigerator for several days and also freezes very well.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 4cupsCalories: 344kcalCarbohydrates: 87gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 460mgFiber: 4gSugar: 77gVitamin A: 130IUVitamin C: 17.4mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 0.7mg
    Keyword sour cherry sauce, tart cherry sauce, cherry sauce
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    Easy Sour Cherry Sauce

    Enjoy this other great recipe made with sour cherries, Jack Daniels Sour Cherry Cobbler

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    Comments

    1. Louise Smart

      June 21, 2021 at 8:29 pm

      5 stars
      Very delicious and easy. Used Montmorency cherries from my tree, plus threw in a handful of fresh Bings in case the sour cherries weren't ripe enough. Otherwise followed the recipe to a tee. Took it to a potluck and served with Snoqualmie Salted Caramel and Snoqualmie Iced Latte ice creams with Anna's Swedish Thin Almond cookies on the side. Was a hit and people were putting it on coffee cake and even eating it straight! Thank you for this keeper recipe!

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    2. Barb Casey

      July 17, 2021 at 12:16 pm

      5 stars
      Tangy and just sweet enough. Absolutely delicious! A great way to use our bountiful harvest.

      Reply
    3. Melissa

      December 03, 2021 at 6:12 pm

      5 stars
      This is very good 🙂 I have an abundance of sour cherries in my freezer and wanted to use them for a waffle topping and this was perfect. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    4. Julie

      February 16, 2022 at 6:51 pm

      5 stars
      Perfect! I made crepes today and your sauce to go with them. I also divided it up and froze two small cartons for another day! Thank you for sharing your recipe!

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      • Laureen King

        February 19, 2022 at 7:45 am

        Thank you Julie, I bet those crepes were delicious!

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    1. Perfect Fluffy Pancake Recipe | Art and the Kitchen says:
      August 19, 2018 at 9:13 pm

      […] can also add blueberries, bananas or other fruit to the recipe. I love my pancakes topped with my Easy Sour Cherry Sauce or 5 Minute Strawberry Sauce. One kitchen appliance I would recommend investing in is a griddle. A […]

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    2. Honey Baked Crispy Phyllo Squares | Art and the Kitchen says:
      March 25, 2019 at 3:31 pm

      […] You may enjoy them topped with apple pie filling and a dollop of whipped cream. This recipe for Sour Cherry Sauce would also taste great with these crisp […]

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