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Quick and Easy Spiced Cherry Glaze -- This Spiced Cherry Glaze is organic and doesn't take long to put together. You can use this cherry glaze on chicken, seafood, ham, and even in a vinaigrette.-- lilsweetspiceadvice.com

Quick & Easy Spiced Cherry Glaze

Course Sauce/Glaze
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups organic cherries pitted and halved
  • 1/4 cup organic red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons organic raw honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ancho chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon organic granulated garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 + 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon organic ground ginger
  • 1/16 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons cold butter

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, add cherries, vinegar, honey, and all of the spices except for the vanilla extract and butter. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until cherries have softened and mixture has reduced, it will take about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, use a potato masher or an immersion blender and pulverize the cherries. Alternatively, you could transfer the glaze to a blender and purée it, then transfer the glaze back to the saucepan.
  2. After the glaze has been puréed, stir in the vanilla extract and cold butter. Remove the saucepan from the heat. The Spiced Cherry Glaze is now ready to be used.