Cherries Jubilee

Prep Time:

10 Minutes

Cook Time:

10 Minutes

Total Time:

20 Minutes

Yield:

4 Servings

Ingredients

1 pound pitted cherries
1/2 cup sugar
2 strips lemon zest

Juice of 1/2 lemon
⅓ cup rum

Directions

Toss cherries, sugar, lemon zest and the juice of lemon in a skillet. Cover and cook until the sugar dissolves, 4 minutes; uncover and cook until juicy, 2 more minutes. Carefully add rum; ignite and let it burn until the flame dies out. Serve over ice cream or cheesecake.

Recipe courtesy of Michael Pinkelman