Homemade Maraschino Cherries

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 3/4 pound cherries
• 3 tablespoons tart cherry juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp almond flavoring

Instructions

1. Pit cherries.
2. Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan. Heat on medium-low heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
3. Remove off of the heat and squeeze in the juice of 1/2 a small lemon, 1 teaspoon almond.   Allow to cool completely.
4. Spoon the cherries into a pan and cook for 10n mins.  
5. Spoon cherries into a clean jar.  Top off with liquid from pot.
6. Let cool and store in the fridge for 3 months.