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Cherry Sauce Recipe
Cherry Sauce is one of my favorite way to cook with fresh cherries. It's a super easy to make and versatile summer recipe that is delicious spooned over everything from ice cream to grilled meat.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 16 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 2 2 packed cups of pitted cherries 1 lb.
- ½ ½ cup water divided
- 2 2 tablespoons coconut sugar or prefered sweetener
- a pinch of salt
- 1 1 teaspoon tapioca starch or cornstarch
Instructions
- Cut half the pitted cherries in half. Leave the other half whole.
- Add the pitted cherries, ¼ cup of the water, sugar, and salt to a small pot and bring it to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the cherries are soft.
- Whisk the tapioca starch with the remaining ¼ cup of water and add it to the pot. Stir until it thickens then remove the pot from the heat.
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Notes
- The easiest way to pit fresh cherries is to use a cherry pitter. This is the one that I have. The other option is to cut around the cherry to remove the pit. You won't end up with whole cherries if you cut around the pit, but the cherry sauce will still be delicious!
Nutrition Information
Serving
2 tablespoons
Calories
16kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
6mg
(0%)
Potassium
38mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
11IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
2mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 16
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2 tablespoons | |
| Calories | 16kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 38mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 11IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.