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Lime Macerated Cherries with Caramelised Brioche

August 19, 2013 By All That I'm Eating 22 Comments

Considering how much I like cherries I don’t get the chance to eat very many of them. I have never had much success with a supermarket cherry preferring to take my chances at the farmers’ market where I might be lucky to nab a punnet if I am early enough. The cherries used for this spontaneous dessert were earned by my own fair hand. I was meandering through the market, deliberating how many doughnuts were too many for breakfast, when I was called to help one of the stall holders who couldn’t fill enough punnets to keep up with demand. My reward for much scooping was a big punnet of cherries all to myself.
 Toasted Brioche with Lime Macerated Cherries

Ingredients

You will need (for two):

  • 300g cherries, de-stoned
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • Juice 1 lime
  • 2 slices brioche
  • Butter
  • Demerara sugar
fresh market cherries

Method

I quite like de-stoning cherries. I find it a therapeutic thing to do and once you get into the swing of things it takes no time at all. I have to admit that my fingers were stained for days afterwards which is not something I’ve ever encountered with cherries before.
Put the de-stoned cherries into a bowl with the caster sugar and lime juice and then leave to macerate overnight.
preparing the cherries
Remove the cherries from the fridge an hour or so before you want to eat them so that they are at room temperature.
Lightly toast the brioche and then spread generously with butter. Sprinkle over a little demerara sugar and then put under a grill so that the sugar lightly caramelises. Remove from the grill and top with the cherries.
Lime macerated cherries on toasted brioche

For an impromptu dessert I was pretty pleased with this. The cherries create their own sweet and sour juice which soaks into the sweet bread. It’s crunchy at the edges and gooey in the middle. The lime freshens everything up and the cherries were a lovely shade of deep crimson which looked great on top of the sugar topped bread. Perhaps it was because these were free cherries, maybe it was because I had to work for them but there was something a bit more special about this sweet treat than normal.

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Filed Under: August, Berries, Breakfast, Brioche, Butter, Cherry, Dairy & Eggs, Fruit, Lime, Quick Recipes, Recipes By Month, Seasons, Summer, Sweet Treats Tagged With: breakfast, recipe, sweet treats

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Comments

  1. AvatarBelinda says

    August 19, 2013 at 20:29

    This “impromptu” dessert is bound to get rave reviews!

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  2. AvatarJo says

    August 19, 2013 at 23:32

    Lime soaked cherries sounds delicious. Such a great colour too.

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  3. AvatarPaula @ Vintage Kitchen Notes says

    August 20, 2013 at 01:41

    It turns out I have frozen brioche and cherries…the lime is a great additon Caroline! I usually use lemon or even orange.

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  4. AvatarNavaneetham Krishnan says

    August 20, 2013 at 01:48

    I wish I can get my hands on cherries, its expensive and we can’t find the nice ones.

    I am loving this sweet dish, the flavors and most of all, the attractive pieces of cherries on top.

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  5. AvatarMich PieceofCake says

    August 20, 2013 at 07:10

    These soaked cherries look delicious on that waffle!

    Reply
  6. AvatarKit @ i-lostinausten says

    August 20, 2013 at 07:36

    Wow! This looks so good & tasty! Love those juicy cherries & what a yummy treat !

    Reply
  7. AvatarGuru Uru says

    August 20, 2013 at 10:01

    A perfect dessert bursting with flavour – I want a bite 😀

    Cheers
    CCU

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  8. AvatarEmma @ Fork and Good says

    August 20, 2013 at 13:36

    Looks lovely and really colourful. Such a brilliantly messy dish to make, look how red your fingers are! 🙂

    Reply
  9. AvatarPetra says

    August 20, 2013 at 18:39

    I love the sound of the lime soaked cherries and it looks yummy!

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  10. AvatarAndrea Mynard says

    August 20, 2013 at 21:09

    Looks yummy and I’m definitely with you on the taste of anything you’ve grown/worked for/got for free being sweeter!

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  11. AvatarJuliana says

    August 20, 2013 at 21:10

    Never thought in mixing lime with cherries…great idea Caroline…and yes, look delicious with brioche…nice dessert.
    Have a wonderful week ahead 😀

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  12. AvatarJenny @ BAKE says

    August 21, 2013 at 12:25

    This looks delicious! the colour of those cherries is so appetising!

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  13. Avatarbelleau kitchen says

    August 21, 2013 at 13:14

    this. is. just. bloody. LUSH!

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  14. AvatarJanice Pattie says

    August 21, 2013 at 18:12

    Great story, you must be well known at the market! Love the look of this cherry dessert.

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  15. AvatarNatalie G says

    August 21, 2013 at 20:21

    Oh wow do delicious! Those cherries look excellent.

    Reply
  16. Avatargrace says

    August 21, 2013 at 21:06

    cherries are getting so expensive around here again, and i find that to be tragic. i LOVE them, so i’m intrigued by what you’ve made here!

    Reply
  17. AvatarJennifer Kendall says

    August 23, 2013 at 15:38

    I sooooo wish I was eating this right now – looks and sounds wonderful Caroline!

    Reply
  18. AvatarJacqueline @Howtobeagourmand says

    August 24, 2013 at 03:25

    A fantastic impromptu dessert! Brioche goes so well with fruit!

    Reply
  19. AvatarRosita Vargas says

    August 26, 2013 at 13:58

    OMG…lindo color yo quiero llegue pronto el verano para tener cerezas… hermosa receta,hugs,hugs.

    Reply
  20. AvatarCass @foodmyfriend says

    August 28, 2013 at 01:07

    I did actually see cherries at Coles the other day and I was thinking ‘ are we there yet?’I guess we are. I meant to dunk a bunch of them in chocolate last year and eat them. Thanks for the reminder! Love your take on cherries and will be incorporating this into Christmas breaky!

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  21. AvatarColette Joseph says

    August 30, 2013 at 05:59

    What a delicious idea!

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  22. AvatarNazima FranglaisKitchen says

    September 3, 2013 at 21:43

    This is such a great brunch dish. I am a great user of lime at the moment and I am sure these cherries must taste so nice, the lime cutting the sweetness of the caramelised brioche. yum

    Reply

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