Juicy sweet, tart and sour plump pitted cherries macerated in cane sugar and citrus lemon; Cherry Conserve.
Dip into something moist. And, lose a cherry or two.
This dish will burst your belief that vegan food can’t be so easy to make.
Make this:
- When you fancy sweet cherries with your morning bagels before you rush out the door for a Saturday smorgasbord of activities
- When you got the kids chomping at the bits for a quick gorgeous dessert to go with their yoghurt
- When you fancy lying in bed munching a piece of toast with some cherries and catching up on your latest Telegram feed
Cherry Conserve was inspired when visiting friends in Cornwall and returning with fresh handpicked cherries to rustle up a simple recipe to satiate our hungry appetites.
Cherries originate from Asia and have made their way to Europe and the Americas. Cherries have long been associated with the erotic. But it also has a spiritual element; the cherry tree will bend when you go pick its fruits.
Cherry Conserve I love for its soft set. I love having with this for breakfast with bread and a little yogurt. Sometimes, I simply want to reach out after waking and meditation for some simple lush fruit to get my day going.
Cherry Conserve is vegan, paleo and a condiment.
What equipment to use
For this recipe, I suggest:
Stove
What to do next
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Love.
Edward x
Ingredients
- 1kg cherries
- 320g unrefined cane sugar
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- Destone the cherries and layer with the sugar and lemon juice.
- Wrap the lemon peel in a muslin clothe.
- Place the cherry mixture in a sauce pan and muslin bag.
- Bring to the boil. Stir frequently. Boil for about 10 minutes. Leave to cool.
- Squeeze out the muslin bag with the hands and discard.
- Place in a sterilised jam until needed.
