Hot Cherry Punch And Vanilla Ice Cream

• 4 tbsp sugar
• 1 cup red wine
• 28 oz canned cherries, drained, juice reserved
• 1 None star anise, plus extra to decorate
• 1 None cinnamon stick, plus extra to decorate
• 1 None lemon peel shaved into strips
• 1 None vanilla pod, halved lengthways, seeds scraped out
• 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
• None None Cinnamon cookies, to serve

1. Gently heat the sugar in a saucepan until caramelized. Add the wine and cherry juice, bring to a boil and add the star anise, cinnamon stick, lemon peel along with the vanilla pod and seeds. Simmer over a high heat for 10 mins, until the liquid is reduced by half.
2. Remove from the heat and remove the cinnamon stick, star anise, vanilla pod and lemon peel. Stir in the cherries and spoon into glasses. Top with ice cream and decorate with cinnamon sticks or star anise. Serve with cinnamon cookies.

sugar, red wine, cherries, anise, cinnamon, vanilla pod, vanilla ice cream, cinnamon cookies

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