Roasted sour cherry sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound sour cherries, washed and pitted (the darker and riper, the better)
- 2/3 cup sugar (feel free to use a little more if your cherries are not really, really ripe)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 545g | |
| Calories 732 | |
| Calories from Fat 10 | 1% |
| Total Fat 1.23g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat 0.29g | 1% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 13mg | 1% |
| Potassium 715mg | 20% |
| Total Carbs 183.56g | 49% |
| Dietary Fiber 6.5g | 22% |
| Sugars 168.4g | 112% |
| Protein 4.08g | 7% |
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