Cherry sauce for desserts
Fresh cherry sauce makes a tasty topping for cheesecakes, ice cream and other desserts and can be prepared in only a few minutes.
Ingredients
- 250 g fresh cherries
- 100 ml water
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
Instructions
- Remove the stones from the cherries, cut into quarters and place in a medium sized saucepan.
- Add 100ml water, 1 tablespoon caster sugar and 2 teaspoons lemon juice.
- Bring to the boil and simmer gently over a low heat for a few minutes until the cherries have softened.
- Remove from the heat and stir in 1 teaspoon cornflour. Return to the heat and stir until the sauce has thickened.
- Check for taste. Add more sugar or lemon juice to taste.
- Allow to cool and store in the fridge until ready to use with the dessert of your choice.
Nutrition
Calories: 54kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 40IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
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