Quick Michigan Cherry Crisp

Today's recipe comes from MidWest Living. Michigan is a huge producer of cherries and folks in these parts are very proud of our cherry exports. We even have the National Cherry Festival every July in Traverse City and store called Cherry Republic for all of your cherry product needs.

What You'll Need:

1/3-1/2 cup of sugar

1 tablespoon of cornstarch

4 cups of frozen, unsweetened pitted tart cherries

1 cup of crumbled short bread cookies

2 tablespoons of butter or margarine, melted

1/4 cup of pecans or almonds, toasted.

What You'll Need To Do:

Combine sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl.

Place cherries in large saucepan.

Sprinkle sugar/cornstarch mixture over the cherries

Cook and stir over medium heat for 10 minutes or until thick and bubbly.

Cook and stir for an additional 2 minutes.

In a medium bowl, thoroughly combine crumbled cookies, butter, and nuts.

Sprinkle cookie mixture over cherry mixture once plated.

Serve a la mode if you desire.

Enjoy!