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Title: Meersburger Kirschen-Dessert (Cherry Desert Meeresburg)
Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

      1 lb cherries; tart, fresh
      3 tb kirsch
      6 tb sugar
      2 tb ; water
     12 ea ladyfingers
      8 oz cream cheese; *
    1/2 ts vaillla extract
      2 oz almonds; ground **
      1 c  cream; heavy
 
  ----------------------------GARNISH-----------------------------------
      1    pistachio nuts; chopped

Instructions

* Soften Cream Cheese to room temperature.
** Grind Almonds in the blender, if ground almonds are not available.
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Wash and drain cherries. Remove stones and reserve 8 whole cherries for
garnish. Place cherries in a bowl; add kirsch. In a small pan boil 3 T
sugar and the water for a minute to make a thin sugar syrup. Add syrup
to cherries; stir to blend. Cover and let soak for 20 minutes. Cut the
ladyfingers in half, divide into 4 portions, and place in individual glass
dishes. Arrange cherries on top. Thoroughly blend cream cheese, 3 T
sugar, vanilla extract, and ground almonds. Whip the cream and carefully
fold it into the cream-cheese mixture. Spoon over the cherries. Garnish
with the chopped pistachio nuts and whole cherries.

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