Classic Cherries Jubilee Recipes

Steps:

• Evenly scoop the ice cream into 4 dishes or decorative glasses and put in the freezer until ready to serve (this can be done up to 4 hours ahead).
• Wash and pit the cherries. Put the cherries and sugar in a large skillet. Peel 2 strips of zest from the lemon in wide strips with a peeler and add to the cherries. Squeeze the juice of half the lemon over the top. Stir to combine evenly. Cover and cook the cherries over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes. Uncover and cook over medium-high until cherries get juicy, about 5 minutes more.
• To flambe the rum: If cooking over a gas flame, pull the pan off the heat and add the rum. Ignite the alcohol with a long match or one held with tongs. Swirl the pan slightly until the flames subside, about 30 seconds.
• If cooking over an electric stove, put the rum in a small saucepan. Warm it over medium-low heat and carefully light it with a long match or one held with tongs. Pour the lit rum over the cherries, and swirl the pan lightly until the flames subside, about 30 seconds.
• Ladle the cherries and their juices over prepared ice cream scoops. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a wide saucepan. Stir in the water and orange juice; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking until thickened. Stir in the cherries and orange zest, return to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. While the cherries are cooking, spoon the ice cream into serving bowls.
• Remove the cherries from the heat, and stir in the cherry extract. Pour in the brandy, and ignite with a long lighter. Gently shake the pan until the blue flame has extinguished itself. Spoon the cherries over the bowls of ice cream.

Steps:

• drain cherries, keep syrup.
• combine syrup sugar and cinnamin in pan.
• cook stirring until it boils.
• simmer uncovered without stirring for 2 minutes.
• strain, discard cinnamon.
• return syrup to pan.
• stir in arrowroot and water.
• cook stirring until boils and thickens slightly.
• add cherries, stir until heated through.
• heat brandy, add to sauce.
• set aflame.
• serve imediately with ice cream.

Steps:

• Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a wide saucepan. Stir in the water and orange juice; bring to a boil over medium high heat, whisking until thickened. Stir in cherries (pitted and cleaned) and orange zest, return to boil, then reduce and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove cherries from the heat and stir in the extract. Pour in the brandy (do not stir in--just pour on top of cherry mixture) and ignite with a long lighter. Shake the pan until the blue lame has extinguished itself. Spoon the cherries over bowls of ice cream and serve immediately.