Summertime desserts with Chef Curtis Stone + recipe!

fresh cherries

🥗Healthier: frozen cherries

💰Cheaper: canned cherries

Frozen or canned cherries can be more affordable and available year-round.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Almond flour adds nuttiness and is gluten-free.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

Make a cherry compote by combining fresh cherries, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan and cooking until the acidity of the lemon juice cooks down with the sweetness of the cherries.

Prepare a cookie mixture for the brookie, which is a cross between a brownie and a cookie.

Mash up the cherry mixture and mix it through the ice cream to create a cherry ice cream.

Spread the cherry ice cream mixture into a container and freeze until firm.

Bake the brookies in the oven for about 25 to 30 minutes until they have a crispy shell.

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