Cherry Hoisin Sauce

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Hoisin sauce is already packed full of flavor. Our homemade hoisin recipe shows the sauce in full detail – from molasses and peanut butter to Sriracha and Chinese five spice powder. It’s an experience unto itself. But boy do cherries add to the experience. This cherry hoisin sauce amplifies the sweetness and turns up the tang. Yeah, it’s fun to eat.

Cherry hoisin sauce
Cherry hoisin sauce, in a bowl and ready to serve

Cherry hoisin sauce, like the traditional, is delicious as a side with Peking duck, duck rolls, and egg rolls. But don’t limit yourself here. It’s a phenomenal sauce/marinade for barbecue. Try it with grilled pork or chicken – the pairing of sweet and fiery just works with smoky meats. It’s also a delicious dipping sauce for chicken fingers and more.

Make your own hoisin sauce by using our homemade recipe (linked above and in the recipe notes), or store-bought hoisin sauce works just as well, too.

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Cherry hoisin sauce

Cherry Hoisin Sauce

Sweet and fiery, earthy and exotic
5 from 8 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Sauce
Servings 6 servings
Calories 88 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 15 ounce can dark cherries in syrup or black cherries
  • 6 tablespoons hoisin sauce

Instructions
 

  • Using a strainer, drain the dark cherries, keeping the syrup to the side.
  • In a saucepan over medium heat, add the cherries, half the syrup, and the hoisin sauce.
  • Bring the sauce to a simmer, stirring often to thicken the sauce.
  • Remove from the heat and allow the sauce to cool.

Notes

Store bought hoisin sauce works here, or if you can make your own following our homemade hoisin sauce recipe. 

Nutrition

Calories: 88kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 263mgPotassium: 86mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 515IUVitamin C: 1.4mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1.1mg
Keyword Hoisin Sauce
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UPDATE NOTICE: This post was updated on May 26, 2023 to include new content.
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