Cream Cheese Pancakes With Cherries Jubilee Syrup Recipes

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• Evenly scoop the ice cream into 4 dishes or decorative glasses and put in the freezer until ready to serve (this can be done up to 4 hours ahead).
• Wash and pit the cherries. Put the cherries and sugar in a large skillet. Peel 2 strips of zest from the lemon in wide strips with a peeler and add to the cherries. Squeeze the juice of half the lemon over the top. Stir to combine evenly. Cover and cook the cherries over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes. Uncover and cook over medium-high until cherries get juicy, about 5 minutes more.
• To flambe the rum: If cooking over a gas flame, pull the pan off the heat and add the rum. Ignite the alcohol with a long match or one held with tongs. Swirl the pan slightly until the flames subside, about 30 seconds.
• If cooking over an electric stove, put the rum in a small saucepan. Warm it over medium-low heat and carefully light it with a long match or one held with tongs. Pour the lit rum over the cherries, and swirl the pan lightly until the flames subside, about 30 seconds.
• Ladle the cherries and their juices over prepared ice cream scoops. Serve immediately.

CHERRY JUBILEE

Steps:

• Mix in food processor, graham crackers and sugar.
• Add melted margarine, process, and press into bottom of 13 x 9 pan.
• In a mixing bowl, cream together the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
• Add Cool Whip and blend.
• Spread over prepared crust.
• Top with cherry pie filling or filling of choice.
• Cover and chill in refrigerator for at least 6 hours.

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• Pit cherries over a bowl. In a saute pan dissolve sugar in 1 cup water, add lemon zest and bring to a boil. Mix arrowroot with a little cold water to make a paste. Whisk arrowroot paste into boiling syrup and cook, stirring, until thickened. Add cherries and poach over low heat for 5 to 7 minutes until tender. Heat Kirsch in a separate saucepan. Pour over cherries and CAREFULLY ignite with a long match. Shake pan until flames die down. Scoop ice cream into 4 glass bowls. Spoon cherries and syrup over and serve immediately.;

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• Toss 1 pound pitted cherries, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 strips lemon zest and the juice of 1/2 lemon in a skillet. Cover and cook until the sugar dissolves, 4 minutes; uncover and cook until juicy, 2 more minutes. Carefully add 1/3 cup rum; ignite and let it burn until the flame dies out. Spoon over ice cream.

CHERRIES JUBILEE CREPES

Steps:

• For crepes, blend all ingredients until smooth.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Heat a 7 or 8" skillet.
• Brush with butter.
• Pour a scan 1/4 cup batter into the pan.
• Tilt pan to coat evenly.
• Cook over medium heat until golden.
• Turn crepe and cook the other side.
• Turn crepe out on plate, keep warm.
• Repeat.
• For filling, beat cream cheese, 1 tablespoon brandy and powdered sugar until soft and creamy.
• Spread 1 tablespoon of this mixture on each crepe.
• Roll up crepes or fold into quarters.
• For sauce, drain cherries, reserving the syrup.
• Combine syrup, nutmeg and cornstarch.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, until mixture is clear and thickened.
• Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and cherries.
• Heat 1/4 cup brandy in small saucepan.
• Ignite and pour over cherry mixture.
• Spoon cherries and sauce over crepes.