Poached Cherries

Name: Poached Cherries
Ingredients: 1 to 2 pounds cherries, preferably sour; 1/2 cup sugar, or more to taste; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional); Fresh lemon juice, if using sweet cherries, or to taste

4 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 to 2 pounds cherries, preferably sour
1/2 cup sugar, or more to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
Fresh lemon juice, if using sweet cherries, or to taste

Directions

1

Pit the cherries and combine them with 1/2 cup of water in a medium saucepan; turn the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cherries are very tender, about 20 minutes.
2

Stir in the sugar and the cinnamon if you are using it; taste and add more sugar or lemon juice if you like.
3

Cool, then chill and serve the cherries cold, with their juice.