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Cherry Filling

Use this brandy-infused cherry filling in your chocolate cake, pastries, or whatever else you desire.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes

Ingredients

  • Canned/Jarred sour cherries in water drain but keep the liquid
  • 4 tsp Cornstarch
  • ½ cup Of the drained sour cherry liquid
  • ¼ cup Cherry flavoured liqueur
  • 6 tbsp White granulated sugar

Instructions

  • Drain the sour cherries, keeping the liquid available.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup of the sour cherry liquid and the cornstarch.
  • In a medium-sized sauce pot, stir together ¼ cup of the sour cherry liquid, the liqueur and the sugar. Bring to a simmer over low heat.
  • Once the mixture is simmering, whisk in the cornstarch mixture. Continue to heat the liquid, whisking constantly, until it thickens. The mixture should coat the back of a spoon. This will only take a couple of minutes.
  • Remove from heat and pour the mixture over the sour cherries. Stir together. Cover and cool completely before using.