Roasted cherries with maple syrup and rosemary

1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C, gas mark 4. Combine the cherries with the maple syrup and rosemary sprigs on a baking tray. Scatter with a tiny pinch of salt and roast for 30-40 minutes, until the cherries begin to wrinkle and give up some of their juice. Immediately stir in the lemon juice.

2. Remove the rosemary sprigs and serve the cherries as a warm topping for mascarpone or ricotta, on ice cream or on fresh goats’ cheese bruschetta with a grind of black pepper.