What Are Cherries and How Can I Use Them?
Cherries is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 211 recipes to get you started.
What are cherries?
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 NLEA serving (140g)Where found
Cherries are usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Cherries are a member of the Fruits and Fruit Juices US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do cherries weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup, with pits, yields | 117 grams |
| 1 cup, without pits | 145 grams |
| 1 cherry | 6 grams |
| 1 NLEA serving | 140 grams |
Related
Fruits and Fruit Juices
| In Chinese: | 樱桃 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | cerises | |
| en español: | los cerezas |
Recipes using cherries
There are 211 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Cherry Pie
Classic double-crust cherry pie with warm spices, buttery crust, and tart cherries. A timeless dessert that works equally well with fresh or canned fruit.
Super Moist Cherry Brownies
Cherry brownies baked low and slow with chopped sweet cherries, walnuts, and unsweetened chocolate. Dense, fudgy texture with bright pops of fresh cherry in every bite.
All Natural Cherry Preserves
Learn how to make cherry preserves with this simple recipe that is 100% stress free!
Cherry & Quinoa Salad
Fresh sweet cherries and quinoa are tossed with celery, creamy goat cheese, toasted almonds and tangy white wine vinaigrette.
Cherry Jam
Cherry jam simmers pitted sweet cherries with sugar into a thick, glossy preserve in just two ingredients. A classic small-batch summer canning project, no commercial pectin needed.
Cherry Vanilla Popsicles
Nothing is better than a fruity and cold popsicle on a hot summer day! Cherry and vanilla is an absolutely delicious and refreshing combination. Have some popsicles to help you cool down the hot summer!
Ohio Sour Cherry Pie
Ohio sour cherry pie features a flaky frozen-shortening Crisco crust and a thick almond-vanilla sour cherry filling cooked on the stovetop before baking. Classic Midwest summer pie.
Cherry-Cream Crumble Pie
I got this recipe out of a magazine a few years back and I have made it a lot. The person who submitted it said it won her a blue ribbon, she also said she was a six-time Pillsbury Bake-Off finalist. I had no way to confirm this but the recipe sounded good and when I tried it I loved it.
Summer Fresh Cherry Pie
Fresh tart cherry pie with a flaky double crust and just five ingredients. Summer baking at its most honest, no canned filling required.
Cherry & White Chocolate Chunk Chocolate Ice Cream
These is nothing better than a cold and creamy ice cream in summer, this ice cream is lower in fat and calories, and very delicious!
Cherry Pudding
Placentia Women's Round Table friend, Brenda, shared this recipe using sour cherries. Can't wait to try it!!
Cherry Pineapple Jam
Cherry pineapple jam combines pitted sweet cherries and crushed pineapple in an old-fashioned sun-finished preserve. Just three ingredients, no pectin needed.
Cream Cheese Cherry Marbled Brownies
Moist, chocolaty and creamy, these brownies melt in your mouth.
Italian Cheesecake with Toschi Amarena Cherries
A tasty cheesecake with famous Italian Toschi amarena cherries. The black amarena is a sweet fruit with a bitterish aftertaste. Fresh and summery, it is carefully stoned and sweetened and can be eaten all year round.
Ball Park Cherry Berry Ice Cream
Cherry berry ice cream churned with strawberries, dark sweet cherries, and a rich half-and-half base. Old-school ballpark flavor with a velvety texture and big fruit chunks in every scoop.
Quinoa, Wild Rice Salad with Cherry & Grapes
Quinoa, wild rice, sweet cherries and grapes are tossed with celeries, feta cheese and a tasty vinaigrette. You will be impressed by both yummy flavor and great texture.
Blueberry & Cherry Trifles-Individual
Light individual trifles layered with ladyfingers, fresh berries, vanilla yogurt, and toasted almonds. These elegant no-bake desserts are perfect for summer entertaining.
All-American Cherry Pie
Classic homemade cherry pie with fresh tart cherries, tapioca thickening, and optional kirsch for depth. This all-American dessert features golden flaky crust and ruby-red fruit filling.
Cherry Vanilla Bean Milkshake
Creamy cherry milkshake made with frozen cherries, vanilla ice cream, and real vanilla bean. This lighter version uses low-fat ice cream and skim milk for guilt-free indulgence.
No Cook Cherry Pie Filling
No-cook cherry pie filling uses only fresh cherries, sugar, quick-cooking tapioca, and almond extract. Toss, rest 20 minutes, pour into your crust. The tapioca thickens during baking, no stove required.
Fresh Cherry Clafoutis
Cherry clafoutis is original from France, and it's usually made with unpitted cherries, which gives the clafoutis almond flavor during the baking. But nowadays we always pit the cherries in order to eat it easier later on, so you can add a little bit almond extract, which will definitely give your clafoutis almond taste without worrying about the pits from the cherries!
Cherry Freezer Jam
Cherry freezer jam made with finely chopped fresh cherries, sugar, lemon juice, and powdered pectin. A no-cook freezer jam with bright fresh-fruit flavor and a soft, spoonable texture.
Microwave Cherry Preserves
Microwave cherry preserves cook fresh pitted cherries with sugar, lemon, pectin, and a whisper of almond extract entirely in the microwave. Glossy, ruby-red preserves in 20 minutes of cook time. Small-batch canning made simple.
Cherry Crumb Coffee Cake (Healthier Version)
Made this cherry crumb coffee cake with whole wheat flour and homemade cherry pie filling, it came out moist and very tasty. Not too sweet, and just the right balance. Great with a cup of coffee or tea.
