Cherry Syllabub

Name: Cherry Syllabub
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 24 h
Total time: 24 h 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 ounces ripe dark cherries, pitted and chopped; 2 tablespoons kirsch; 2 egg whites; 1/2 cup superfine sugar; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2/3 cup sweet white wine; 1 1/4 cups heavy cream

Submitted by KittyKitty

"This recipe follows the style of the earliest syllabubs from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, producing a frothy, creamy layer over a liquid one."

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Ready In:: 24hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 4

ingredients

8 ounces ripe dark cherries, pitted and chopped
2 tablespoons kirsch
2 egg whites
¹⁄₂ cup superfine sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
²⁄₃ cup sweet white wine
1 ¹⁄₄ cups heavy cream

directions

Divide the chopped cherries among six tall dessert glasses and sprinkle with the kirsch.
In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff. Gently fold in the sugar, lemon juice and wine.
In a separate bowl ( but using the same whisk), lightly beat the cream, then fold into the egg white mixture.
Spoon the cream mixture over the cherries, then chill overnight.