Cherry Soup.....really a dessert :-D 2 1/2 pounds pitted dark, sweet cherries (fresh if you can find and afford them, I use frozen) 3 pounds makes it thicker 4 cups water 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup, Molasses is a great instead-gives it a stronger taste. Juice of 1 lemon Whipped cream or yogurt for topping (optional) (we prefer chocolate Redi-whip) In large saucepan bring cherries, water and honey/maple syrup to boil, reduce heat and simmer 15-20 minutes. Cool completely before next step. Blend cherries and liquid with the lemon juice, add more honey/maple syrup if needed, until smooth. Chill thoroughly. Ladle into bowls and top with a dollop of whipped cream or yogurt.
I've already taken a copy of your recipe from your blog Toni. Thanks again I'm sure David will love it. :-D
Eileen, You mentioned a few tweaks to the recipe. Let me know what you add or change, we will have to try them too. I am using Molasses as the sweetner this year, we like the stronger flavor. I will let you know how it turns out.
I changed up the recipe just a bit yesterday, turned out really good. I used molasses instead of honey or syrup. 1/4 cup to begin with, then added almost another 1/4 cup when blending the cherries. We like it much better. Also, the frozen cherries were in one pound bags and instead of having half a bag leftover I used all three pounds. The soup was much thicker which we also liked much better.
