Sweet Cherry Soup

• 5 cups fresh or frozen pitted cherries, divided
• 1 cup tart cherry juice
• 12 cup port wine
• 14 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 8 whole cherries (garnish)

1. Bring 4 cups cherries, juice, port, sugar, cinnamon stick and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil.
2. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Remove cinnamon stick and puree until smooth.
4. Whisk cornstarch with 1/2 cup soup in small bowl.
5. Return mixture to soup, and whisk to combine.
6. Chill 3 hours, or overnight.
7. Coursely chop remaining pitted cherries.
8. Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with chopped cherries.
9. Garnish with a whole cherry in each bowl.
10. For Vegetarian/vegan option please be sure your Port wine is Vegetarian/vegan.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-cherry-soup-234623 (may not work)