Turkish Sour Cherry Drink Recipe: Easy & Homemade

Turkish sour cherry drink
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This Turkish Sour Cherry Drink serves 6

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 650 gr fresh sour cherries
  • 5 cups water

Method

  1. Combine the sugar with the water in a medium-size saucepan and stir the mixture over low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the cherries and simmer for about
  2. 20 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cherries from the pan. Pass them through a strainer, pressing them to extract all the juice. Discard the cherries. Chill the juice for at least 30 minutes and serve over crushed ice.

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