Sour Cherry or Wild Blueberry Sauce

Name: Sour Cherry or Wild Blueberry Sauce
Yield: Makes 2 cups (400 g)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup (100 g) sugar; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; Pinch of salt; 12 ounces (340 g) wild blueberries, fresh or frozen; ¼ cup (50 g) sugar; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 12 ounces (340 g) pitted sour cherries, fresh or frozen; 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation info

Makes
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pie for Everyone

By Petra Paredez

Published 2020

About

When you order a slice of cheesecake at Petee’s, you get the option to add a topping of sour cherry or wild blueberry sauce, both of which provide a fruity contrast to the rich dairy flavors in the cheesecake. These sauces also taste amazing on pie sundaes.

Ingredients

Sour Cherry Sauce

½ cup (100 g) sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Americas
United States
Sauce
Vegan
Gluten-free
New York

Method

Combine the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in the bottom of a medium saucepan. Add the fruit and toss to coat in the dry ingredients, then add the lemon juice and 3 tablespoons water. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, until the juice has started to come out and the fruit is warm (about 5 minutes for fresh fruit and 10 to 15 minutes for frozen). Increase heat to