Greek Sour Cherry Preserves

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Servings: 1 Difficulty: Intermediate
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Greek-style refreshing and smooth beverage that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Greek Sour Cherry Preserves

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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 1 Calories: 513.2

Description

This Greek beverage features Black cherries, Sugar, Water. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Juice of half a lemon.
  2. This is called " spoon sweets" in Greek and is served to visitors in a greek home by serving a spoonful of the preserve like sauce along with a glass of water.
  3. Serve over ice cream as a dessert.
  4. Pit cherries and place pits in a separate bowl.
  5. Layer cherries in saucepan with sugar.
  6. add water to the pits.
  7. Stir and drain and use this water to add to the cherries in saucepan.
  8. Let mixture stand for 1 hour.
  9. Then boil gently for 30 minutes, until syrup thickens.
  10. You may stir gently while cooking and skim off any scum that rises to the top.
  11. add the lemon juice at the end of the 30 minutes.
  12. Cool and store covered refrigerated

Nutrition Facts

Servings 1

Amount Per Serving
Calories 513.2kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.6g1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 2.3mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 131.3g44%
Dietary Fiber 6.0g24%
Sugars 125.6g
Protein 1.6g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: beverage, black, boiling, cherries, cherry, greek, preserves, sour, sugar, title, vegan, water
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