Ginger-Cherry Ice-Cream Sodas

This refreshing, spicy, homemade ginger ale tastes wonderful even without the ice cream. Canned cherries will work in a pinch, but take advantage of summer’s crop by getting kids to pit fresh cherries with a hairpin or cherry pitter.

Ginger-Cherry Ice-Cream Sodas

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Servings

8 people

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Ingredients

• 3/4 - 1 pound fresh ginger, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks to make 2 cups
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups black cherry juice
• 1/3 cup sugar
• Blackberry sorbet
• Vanilla ice cream
• 1 liter sparkling water
• 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted

Ingredients 3/4 - 1 pound fresh ginger, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks to make 2 cups 2 cups water 2 cups black cherry juice 1/3 cup sugar Blackberry sorbet Vanilla ice cream 1 liter sparkling water 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted

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Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, bring ginger, water, juice, and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat to a rolling simmer and cook until reduced by half, 25–30 minutes. Strain; discard solids. Refrigerate liquid.
2. Place about 2 tablespoons sorbet and 2 tablespoons ice cream in eight 8-ounce plastic cups. (Store in freezer until you’re ready to serve.) Just before serving, combine ginger-cherry juice with sparkling water. Place 1/4 cup cherries in each glass. Fill with ginger-cherry mixture and serve.