Cherry Chocolate Beignets With Vanilla Stewed Cherries

Serves: 2

Imelda VonRueden

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

50

Sweetness

57

Sourness

41

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Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Red Wine

1 cup

Sugar

1 tbsp

Cocoa Powder

1 pinch

Salt

2

Eggs

1 cup

Whole Milk

Directions:

1

Split the vanilla bean in half and with a back of a paring knife scrape the inside of its seeds

2

In a medium saucepan, add the 4 cups of cherries, red wine, 1/2 cup sugar and the vanilla bean and it's seeds

3

Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, remove vanilla bean

4

Keep stewed cherries warm

5

To make Cherry Chocolate Beinets

6

In a large saucepan, heat up the oil for frying to 360 degrees F

7

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt, set aside

8

In another medium bowl whisk eggs with oil, remaining 1/4 cup sugar and milk

9

Add flour mixture to egg mixture, stir in melted chocolate and dried cherries

10

Roll 2 tablespoons of batter into balls

11

Fry each side for 1 minute

12

Transfer beinets to a rack

13

To serve, place about 1/3 cup of the poached cherries with liquid in a soup bowl

14

Place 2 to 3 beinets on top and garnish with cocoa-sugar dusting

15

In a small bowl combine cocoa powder and sugar