Cold Cherry Soup

Sour cream and sour cherries are livened up with lemon juice and sugar in this refreshing summer soup.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 242 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• ½ cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour red pie cherries

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Drain the canned cherries; place liquid in medium saucepan and set cherries aside.

Step 2

In a small mixing bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water; mix well. Whisk cornstarch into cherry liquid. Heat to boiling point and boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

Step 3

Add sugar and lemon juice. Stir and remove from heat and chill. When this syrup is cool, blend in the sour cream and add the drained cherries. Chill well and serve in chilled cups.