What Is Creme de cassis and How Can I Use It?

Here's everything worth knowing about creme de cassis and how to pick it, what it are, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 11 recipes to cook tonight.

Recipes using creme de cassis

There are 11 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Cranberry Apple Preserves

This tasty recipe made with creme de cassis is a perfect side dish for a Thanksgiving dinner. It will sure make your grandmother proud!

Creme De Cassis Cheesecake

Cassis cheesecake with white chocolate folded into the filling, creme de cassis liqueur, and a tangy sour cream topping with almond. A French-inspired cheesecake with subtle blackcurrant and almond notes.

Carmel Mountain Ranch Cold Strawberry Soup

Chilled strawberry dessert soup made with puréed fresh berries, heavy cream, milk, and a splash of crème de cassis. No cooking required. Elegant and refreshing.

White Chocolate Chocolate Chip Sorbet

White chocolate sorbet with dark chocolate chips and a whisper of creme de cassis. A dairy-free frozen dessert with deep cocoa-butter richness and bright black-currant lift.

Port-Glazed Figs

Fresh figs poached in port and creme de cassis, the wine reduced to a glossy syrup, served over vanilla frozen yogurt. An elegant, low-fat dessert with deep berry and fig flavor from just a few ingredients.

Stewed Plums in Honey with Cinnamon Ice-Cream

A Swiss showstopper: fresh plums caramelized in red wine, kirsch, and honey with pine nuts and pistachios, topped with homemade cinnamon ice cream. Serve warm or cold.

Caramel Mountain Ranch Cold Strawberry Soup

Chilled strawberry soup with pureed fresh berries, creme de cassis, heavy cream, and milk. Rests overnight for deep flavor. An elegant cold dessert soup for warm days.

Lavender Jelly

Lavender jelly made with champagne, apple juice, creme de cassis, and fresh lavender flowers set with gelatin. An elegant, fragrant dessert jelly with a pale purple hue.

Blackberry Chicken

Pan-seared chicken breasts in a silky blackberry vinegar and cream sauce with shallots, crème de cassis, and fresh blackberries. French-inspired, elegant, and on the table in about an hour.

Cassis Jelly

A jewel-toned cassis jelly made with crème de cassis, cranberry-apple juice, and liquid pectin. Boozy, fruity, and gorgeous in the jar. Ready to can or refrigerate in under an hour.

Black Currant Tea & Cassis Brownies

Black currant tea brownies layer cassis-infused fudge squares with a glossy berry preserve and a silky black currant tea ganache. A boozy, perfumed showstopper.

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