Cold Cherry Soup with Red Wine & Cherry Liqueur
Submitted by Abbey1
Elegant chilled sour cherry soup with dry red wine, heavy cream, and cherry liqueur. Cinnamon-spiced fruit course served cold in summer with mint and sour cream.
YIELD
6 servingsPREP
10 minCOOK
30 minREADY
40 minThis European-style fruit soup transforms tart cherries into a sophisticated chilled first course or light dessert that’ll wow dinner guests. You’ll simmer fresh or canned sour cherries with a cinnamon stick until they surrender their deep ruby juices, then partially purée for a gorgeous texture that’s both silky and chunky.
Dry red wine adds complexity while heavy cream brings luxurious body. The final flourish? A splash of chilled cherry liqueur just before serving that makes the whole bowl sing with concentrated fruit flavor.
Serve this beauty ice cold in chilled bowls, garnished with fresh mint sprigs and dollops of tangy sour cream. It’s the kind of dish that bridges sweet and savory, feeling both elegant enough for a fancy dinner party and refreshing enough for a hot summer evening.
Pro Tips
- Use fresh sour cherries in season (simmer 30 minutes) or canned water-packed cherries for convenience (simmer just 10 minutes)
- Only purée about 1 cup of the cooked cherries so you get a mix of smooth and chunky textures in every spoonful
- Add the wine and cream after cooling (not while hot) so they don’t separate or cook
- Wait until the very last moment to stir in the cherry liqueur so its bright flavor doesn’t fade
- Make this a day ahead since it needs to chill thoroughly and the flavors deepen overnight
Ingredients
Directions
Bring water, sugar, cinnamon stick and cherries to a boil.
Simmmer 30 minutes if using fresh cherries, 10 if using canned.
Mix together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water, stir into cherries and cook and stir until clear and slightly thickened.
Remove about 1 cup of cherries and some juice; purée in blender and return to rest of soup.
Cool, add wine and cream, blend well and chill thoroughly.
Just before serving add cherry liqueur.
Serve in chilled bowls garnished with mint and dollops of sour cream.
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