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Cherry Grunt Recipe

My husband and two sons really enjoy this old-time dessert. Besides cooking for them, I'm a hot lunch cook and prepare the main dish for about 1,300 students!

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Cherry Grunt Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 30 min.

Yield: 8-10 Servings

15 30 45

Ingredients

1 can (16 ounces) pitted tart red cherries, undrained
1-1/2 cup water
3/4 cup sugar, divided
1/4 cup butter, divided
1 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch salt
1/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Place cherries and juice in a large saucepan or Dutch oven along with water, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons butter. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and remaining sugar; place in a bowl. Cut in remaining butter with a pastry blender. Add milk and vanilla.
Drop by teaspoonfuls over cherry mixture; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/2 cup) equals 183 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 128 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Grunt in Grandma's Great Desserts Cookbook , p41

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Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2011 by Sprucetree18

Quick and easy... I used fresh cherries plus an extra 1/2 cup of cherry juice I had on hand, so a total of 2 c of liquid (with the water) in total, but next time I would probably only use 1 c of liquid in total, as it was more than needed. Nice served hot with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream