Triple-Cherries Jubilee

A luxurious dessert featuring three types of cherries - dark sweet cherries, dried tart cherries, and cherry juice - flambéed with kirsch and served over ice cream. This elegant dish combines classic French preparation with rich cherry flavors.

6 servings
20 min

Ingredients

  • 1 pound frozen dark sweet cherries
  • 2 cups cherry juice
  • ½ cup dried tart cherries
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 whole vanilla bean
  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot
  • ¼ cup orange peel
  • cup kirsch
  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Place sieve over bowl. Add thawed cherries; let drain. Pour drained juices into heavy medium skillet (set cherries aside). Mix 2 cups cherry juice, dried cherries and sugar into same skillet. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Boil sauce until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Mix arrowroot with remaining 1 tablespoon juice in small bowl. Whisk into sauce. Boil until thickened, about 1 minute. Discard vanilla bean. Mix in drained cherries and orange peel.

    15 min

  2. 2.

    Heat kirsch in skillet over low heat. Remove from heat. Carefully ignite kirsch with match. Carefully pour flaming kirsch into sauce. Scoop ice cream into bowls. Spoon sauce over.

    5 min