Black Cherry Bellini Food

CHERRY BELLINIS

Steps:

• In an airtight jar, add the cherries and Everclear®. Close with lid and keep in a cool, dark place for 5-6 days to steep.
• After 5-6 days, drain the liquid into a saucepan over a fine strainer. Discard solids.
• Place the pan on the stove over medium low heat. Stir in the water and sugar until well-combined. Bring the mixture to a light boil. Lower the heat slightly and continue simmering for about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool. Store in the refrigerator.
• In two champagne flutes, divide the cherry juice and the liqueur evenly amongst each glass. Top with chilled prosecco. Stir gently. Serve.

BLACK CHERRY BELLINI

Steps:

• Place the juice from the cherries in kirsch(just the liquid), plus the cherry juice into a small saucepan. Bring to the boil, then simmer until reduced by approx one third (takes around 20 minutes).
• Leave to cool, then add the cherries back in and blend using a hand blender. At this point you can cover and refrigerate for 1-2 days until ready to use.
• To decorate the glasses, slice a lemon in half and run the lemon around the rim of the glasses. Mix together the sugar and gold glitter/lustre on a small plate, and dip the rim of the glasses in this sugar mixture.
• When you're ready to serve, fill around 1/3 of each glass with the black cherry puree. Top up with prosecco or champagne. Thread 2-3 cherries through a skewer and place in each glass to decorate before serving.

CHERRY BELLINIS

Steps:

• Put the sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl or measuring cup and cool in the refrigerator.
• Combine the cherry juice and half of the cooled simple syrup in a large pitcher. Add the cava and stir to combine. Taste and add more simple syrup if desired. Serve in chilled wine flutes.

AMARENA FABBRI BELLINI

Steps:

• For each Bellini, pour 1 teaspoon Amarena Fabbri cherry gourmet sauce into a champagne flute; fill the flute with Prosecco.
• Stir, drop in 3 Amarena Fabbri cherries, top with a sprig of mint, and serve.