Cherry cold soup

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 750 g cherry(s), sweet
• 300 ml cherry juice
• 100 ml red wine
• 50 g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 5 tbsp liqueur (cherry liqueur or almond liqueur)
• 2 stalks of lemon balm

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 20 minutes

Rinse the cherries, drain them, and pit them, reserving the juice. Bring the cherry juice to a boil with red wine, sugar, and vanilla sugar. Add the cherries and their juice and cook for about 2 minutes. Whisk the cornstarch with a little cold water, add it to the soup, and bring to a boil while stirring. Remove from the heat and stir in the liqueur. Allow to cool, then refrigerate for about 1 hour. Stir thoroughly again before serving. If the cold soup is too thick, add a little cherry juice. Garnish the dessert with lemon balm.