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1 ½ cup red wine

¼ cup golden brown or white sugar

1 Tbsp.vanilla bean paste

1 cinnamon stick

About 24 cherries, (300 gms or so) pitted and halved

Optional add-ins are strips of orange zest, cardamom pods or black peppercorns, tied in cheesecloth and removed after cooking.

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Bring wine and brown sugar to a boil, add the cinnamon stick and vanilla bean paste and optional add-ins, if using.

Continue cooking at a boil for 5-7 minutes, until mixture reduces and becomes slightly syrupy. Reduce heat to simmer and add cherries.

Cook for another 5 minutes until cherries are softened.

Cool and refrigerate leftovers, if there are any!