Cherry Spoon Sweet | Γλυκο Βυσσινο
Sour (or sweet) Cherry Spoon Sweet
Ingredients
- 1 pound bag of cherries pitted.*
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- In a pan, layer cherries and sugar: add 1/2 of the cherries, 1 cup sugar, remaining cherries, and remaining sugar.
- Pour water over cherries/sugar mixture.
- Place in refrigerator overnight.
- Remove, gently stir to mix everything together and make sure sugar is dissolved.
- Bring to boil over high heat, then reduce heat to simmer.
- Simmer for 25 minutes, scooping off foam with a slotted spoon**
- At the 25 minutes mark, add in vanilla extract.
- Continuing simmering for another 10-15 minutes, or until it passed the spoon test (see above).
- When done, add lemon juice, simmer for 1 minute, turn off heat, and let cool.
- Once cool, pour into mason jar or whatever you're using to store.
- You're now ready to serve. Spoon some onto a plate and enjoy!
Notes
*Traditionally, it's made with sour cherries, but they may be hard to find. Using sweet cherries, which is what every grocery store carries, is perfectly fine.
**For the first 10-15 minutes or so, foam will form, scoop this off using a slotted spoon and discard. We usually keep a bowl nearby to make it easy to remove.
**For the first 10-15 minutes or so, foam will form, scoop this off using a slotted spoon and discard. We usually keep a bowl nearby to make it easy to remove.