Cherries Jubilee

Ingredients

  • 1 cup maraschino cherries, drained
  • ½ cup white granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp freshly-ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp orange zest, finely grated
  • ½ cup dark rum
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¼ tsp freshly-ground allspice
Cherries Jubilee

Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0

Procedure

  1. Sprinkle cherries with sugar and spices. Set aside.
  2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add cherries and sauté until slightly browned, 4–5 minutes.
  3. Combine rum and orange zest. Pour over cherries and carefully ignite with a firestick. Shake pan until flames die.
  4. Serve warm with some ice cream.