Cherry Compote with Fresh Mint

Ingredients

• 750 g cherries
• 0.125 l cherry juice
• 0.25 l white wine
• 30 g cornstarch
• 6 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 4 tbsp Lemon juice
• 0.5 stick cinnamon
• 2 pieces chocolate (with mint filling)
• mint for garnish

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash and pit the cherries. Heat the wine in a pot with 2/3 of the juice. Whisk the remaining juice with sugar and cornstarch until smooth. Add the whisked starch to the cooking liquid, add the cherries, and bring to a boil while stirring once.

2. 2.

   Add the mint chocolate and let it melt into the compote.

3. 3.

   Fill glasses with the compote and serve warm or cold, garnished with mint.