Spiced Sour Cherry Compote for Ice Cream

Name: Spiced Sour Cherry Compote for Ice Cream
Yield: Makes about 3 cups
Ingredients: 3 cups (1 generous pint) sour cherries; ¼ cup light corn syrup; ⅔ cup sugar, or to taste; 1 cinnamon stick; 3-4 allspice berries; Few drops almond extract; 2 tablespoons cold water; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste

Preparation info

Makes about
3 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Home Desserts

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

About

This chunky sauce is good spooned over not only ice cream, but also over a slice of spongecake, pound cake or angel food cake. Better yet, serve the cake a la mode, then spoon on this sauce, warmed slightly.

Ingredients

3 cups (1 generous pint) sour cherries
3-4 allspice berries

Dessert
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Stem and pit the cherries, reserving the juices and a few of the pits. Place the cherries and their juices in a small nonreactive saucepan.
Tie a piece of cheesecloth around the reserved pits, the allspice berries and the cinnamon stick. Add to the pan with the sugar, corn syrup and water. Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Lower the heat, cover a