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a bowl of vanilla ice cream topped with roasted cherry sauce

Ice Cream with Roasted Cherry Sauce

Kelly
This quick and easy, fresh Cherry Sauce recipe makes a wonderful topping for a simple, delicious ice cream dessert! Perfect for summer entertaining!
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 178 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • Vanilla Ice Cream
  • 1 lb cherries pitted (from about 1 ⅓ pounds fresh cherries)
  • 1 - 4 tablespoons sugar or to taste
  • pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • Put cherries in a baking dish and sprinkle with sugar and a pinch of salt.
  • Bake in a 400 degree F preheated oven for about 20 minutes until juices have released and start to become syrupy. Watch carefully that the juices don’t burn.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature on top of scoops of ice cream.

Notes

  • If you would like a tarter flavor, depending on your cherries, add a little lemon juice.
  • Sweet or sour cherries can be used, just adjust the flavoring with more or less sugar and/or lemon juice.
  • Keep an eye on the cherries while roasting so that the sauce doesn’t brown. It can go from syrupy to burnt pretty quickly.
  • Use a baking dish that fits the cherries in a single layer without being too big. Too much open space in the pan will cause the juices to evaporate and burn faster. I use a 7 by 11-inch baking dish or a pie dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 53mgPotassium: 257mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 314IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword roasted cherry sauce
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