Taste of Home
Amaretto Cherries with Dumplings
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 7-3/4 hours
YIELD: 6 servings.
You can't beat the combination of almond flavor with cherries. These light and fluffy dumplings are heavenly. Topped with the sauce and ice cream, it makes for a scrumptious dessert. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) pitted tart cherries
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/4 cup cornstarch
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1/4 cup amaretto or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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DUMPLINGS:
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup sugar
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1/3 cup 2% milk
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3 tablespoons butter, melted
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Vanilla ice cream, optional
Directions
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1.
Drain cherries, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Place cherries in a 3-qt. slow cooker.
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2.
In a small bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in reserved juice until smooth. Stir into cherries. Cook, covered, on high 7 hours. Drizzle amaretto over cherry mixture.
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3.
For dumplings, in a small bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest and salt. In another bowl, whisk milk and melted butter. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
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4.
Drop by tablespoonfuls on top of hot cherry mixture. Cook, covered, 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean. If desired, serve warm, with ice cream.
Nutrition Facts
3/4 cup: 369 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 242mg sodium, 71g carbohydrate (48g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.
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