Brandied Cherries recipe

brandy

🥗Healthier: cognac

💰Cheaper: white wine

Cognac offers a similar flavor profile, while white wine is more affordable.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

Remove the stems from the cherries and prepare a bowl for the discards.

Use a chopstick to push the pits out of the cherries, being careful to keep the cherries intact.

In a pot, pour in 1 cup of water and add 1.5 cups of sugar, adjusting the sugar amount based on desired syrup thickness.

Turn on the cooktop to heat the water and sugar mixture, but do not boil it.

After one minute of heating, turn off the cooktop and add the pitted cherries to the pot.

Pour in the California brandy over the cherries until they are submerged.

Split the vanilla bean down the middle and scrape the seeds into the jar with the cherries.

Stir the mixture gently to combine, then pour everything into a jar, using a bowl to catch any spills if necessary.

Seal the jar tightly and label it, then place it in the fridge for six weeks, shaking it occasionally to redistribute the ingredients.

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