Brandied Cherries
Photo by Annabelle Breakey
Rainiers are stunning in cocktails in place of fluorescent maraschinos (and are great on ice cream too). They’ll start to darken after a month, but will taste even better.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Put cherries and cinnamon stick into a 1-qt. sealable glass container, such as a mason jar.
Step 2
2
Bring sugar, brandy, and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan and boil until sugar has dissolved.
Step 3
3
Pour hot liquid over cherries and let cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.
Step 4
4
Seal jar and chill until cherries have shrunk and absorbed liquid and are flavorful, at least 1 month and up to 4 months.
Ingredients
1 pound pitted Rainier cherries
1 cinnamon stick, about 3 in. long
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup brandy
Directions
Step 1
1
Put cherries and cinnamon stick into a 1-qt. sealable glass container, such as a mason jar.
Step 2
2
Bring sugar, brandy, and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan and boil until sugar has dissolved.
Step 3
3
Pour hot liquid over cherries and let cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.
Step 4
4
Seal jar and chill until cherries have shrunk and absorbed liquid and are flavorful, at least 1 month and up to 4 months.
Search All of Sunset's Recipes
The Latest
This Perfume Makes You Smell Like Extinct Flowers—and Yes, That’s a Good Thing
