Maraschino Cherry Parfaits Recipes

HOMEMADE MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Bring the water and pickling salt to a boil in a pot, stirring until the salt is dissolved. Let cool for 10 minutes, then pour over pitted sweet cherries. Cover and let sit 12 hours or overnight.
• Drain the cherries, discarding the brine, and rinse in cold water. Place in a bowl and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, water, lemon juice, and red food coloring, if using. Bring just to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, and remove from the heat.
• Pour the liquid over the cherries, cover, and let stand for 24 hours.
• Drain the cherries, reserving the juice. Set the cherries aside. Bring reserved juice to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract, if using.
• Pour the warm liquid over the cherries.
• Pack the cherries with the juice in clean jars and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

MARASCHINO CHERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• Make the Maraschino cherries:
• Set a mesh sieve over a medium bowl. Bring cherries, sugar, lemon juice, and 2/3 cup water to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally; cook until cherries have released their juices and are softened but still intact, 20-25 minutes. Pour cherries into prepared sieve, letting juices collect in bowl. Set cherries aside.
• Return juices to same saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until liquid is reduced to 1 1/2 cups (it will be a thin syrup at this point), 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat, add reserved cherries, and stir in liqueur and almond extract. Transfer maraschino cherries to jar, cover, and chill at least 24 hours before using.
• To assemble:
• Whisk yogurt, sour cream, powdered sugar, and salt in a large bowl until smooth; fold in meringue cookies.
• Layer maraschino cherries, fresh cherries, and yogurt mixture into 8 glasses, dividing evenly.
• Do Ahead
• Maraschino cherries can be made 2 weeks ahead. Keep chilled.

MARASCHINO CHERRY PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk dry ingredients together. Mix well.
• Using an electric mixer, slowly stir in canola oil.
• Mix until all lumps are gone and mixture is a uniform texture, about 1 minute (You've just made a scratch "box" of Original Bisquick Baking Mix; If you scale recipe down, you can store excess mix in an airtight container.).
• If you're feeling lazy, you may skip those steps and just get a box of Bisquick.
• Add milk and eggs to baking mix. Mix well.
• Add cherries. Blend until batter is smooth and bright pink. If needed, you may adjust the thickness of you batter by adding a tablespoon of milk or flour at a time, and mixing well.
• Pour 1/4 cup of batter onto hot, greased griddle. For Silver Dollars, pour tablespoons of batter onto griddle.
• Cook until pancake starts to bubble & edges are slightly dry. Turn; and cook until golden.