Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Cherry Desert Meeresburg

Category: Cheese

Ingredients and Directions

1 lb Cherries, Tart, Fresh

3 tb Kirsch

6 tb Sugar

2 tb Water

12 Ladyfingers

8 oz Cream Cheese *

1/2 ts Vaillla Extract

2 oz Almonds, Ground **

1 c Cream, Heavy

----------GARNISH----------

Pistachio Nuts, Chopped * Soften Cream Cheese to room temperature. ** Grind Almonds in the blender, if ground almonds are not available.

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Wash and drain cherries. Remove stones and reserve 8 whole cherries for garnish. Place cherries in a bowl; add kirsch. In a small pan boil 3 T sugar and the water for a minute to make a thin sugar syrup. Add syrup to cherries; stir to blend. Cover and let soak for 20 minutes. Cut the ladyfingers in half, divide into 4 portions, and place in individual glass dishes. Arrange cherries on top. Thoroughly blend cream cheese, 3 T sugar, vanilla extract, and ground almonds. Whip the cream and carefully fold it into the cream-cheese mixture. Spoon over the cherries.