Lynn's Cherry Vanilla Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted and halved
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 combine cherries, orange juice, sugar and cinnamon stick in medium saucepan. scrape in seeds from vanilla bean and add bean. bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves; boil 1 minute. strain into bowl. reserve cherries. return juices from bowl, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean to same pan. mix 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch in small bowl; stir into juices in pan. stir over medium heat until juices boil and thicken, about 1 minute. mix in reserved cherries. chill compote 2 hours.