German Cherry Dessert

Name: German Cherry Dessert
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh cherries, divided; 3 tablespoons cherry brandy; 6 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided; 2 tablespoons water; 12 green grapes (long, seedless); 1 cup cream cheese, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 cup ground almonds; 1 cup whipping cream; 2 tablespoons almonds, chopped (optional)

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"This recipe was found on the website germanculture.com/recipes & is posted here to bulk up my Germanic recipes for the ZWT6."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 cups fresh cherries, divided
3 tablespoons cherry brandy
6 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
2 tablespoons water
12 green grapes (long, seedless)
1 cup cream cheese, room temperature
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₄ cup ground almonds
1 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons almonds, chopped (optional)

directions

Wash & drain cherries, then remove pits & set aside 8 whole cherries for garnish.
Place remaining cherries in a bowl & add cherry brandy.
In a small saucepan, boil 3 tablespoons of sugar in the water to make a thin sugar syrup, then add this syrup to the cherries & stir to blend, before covering the cherries & setting them aide to soak for 20 minutes.
Cut the grapes in half, & put 6 halves in each of 4 glass dishes, before arranging the cherries on top of the grapes.
Thoroughly blend together the cream cheese, 3 tablsepoons of sugar, vanilla extract & ground almonds.
Whip the cream & carefully add it to the cream cheese mixture, then spoon it over the cherries.
Decorate each bowl with the chopped almonds & 2 whole cherries each.