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Refreshing cold sour cherry soup garnished with cream
Chilled cherry soup enriched with fresh cream

Chilled Sour Cherry Soup

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Soups
One of Hungarian cuisine's most brilliant inventions is cold fruit soup. Often confusing to foreigners (is it dessert or soup?), the secret lies in the balance of acidity and sweetness, plus the velvety texture from the cream liaison. In summer, this soup hydrates, cools, and satisfies all at once.
🕒 Prep Time 10 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 2 hrs 25 mins
🍽️ Servings 5 servings
🔥 Calories 280 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Pot
  • Small Bowl for Tempering
  • Ladle

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Wheat

Instructions

1 ✓

Place cherries, water, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a pot. Bring to a boil.

Tip: A pinch of salt enhances the sweetness.
2 ✓

Simmer for about 10 minutes until cherries are tender but not falling apart.

Tip: Heat breaks down cell walls, releasing juice and flavor into the water.
3 ✓

Prepare the thickener: Whisk sour cream, heavy cream, and flour in a small bowl until smooth.

Tip: The starch in the flour will thicken the soup to a creamy consistency.
4 ✓

Tempering: Ladle some hot liquid into the cream mixture, whisk quickly, then pour this warm mixture back into the soup. Simmer for 2-3 more minutes.

Tip: This prevents the proteins in the sour cream from curdling due to heat shock.
5 ✓

Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice. Chill completely (best served ice cold).

Tip: Add lemon juice at the end so the heat doesn't destroy the fresh aroma.

Recipe FAQ

The cream curdled/separated.
You skipped tempering or the sour cream was too low-fat. Tempering gradually warms the dairy to prevent shock.
Too thin.
The soup thickens as it cools. If still too runny, you can thicken with a little cornstarch slurry.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Pitted Sour Cherries (fresh or jarred)
  • 4 cups Water
  • 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 stick Cinnamon
  • 5 whole Cloves
  • 1/2 whole Lemon (juice)
  • 1 cup Sour Cream
  • 1 tbsp All-Purpose Flour (for thickening)
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1/4 cup Heavy Cream (optional, for richness)