What Are Sour cherries and How Can I Use Them?
Here's everything worth knowing about sour cherries and how to pick them, what they are, how to store them, and what to use instead, plus 40 recipes to cook tonight.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup, without pits (155g)Where found
Sour cherries are usually found in the fruit section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Sour cherries are a member of the Fruits and Fruit Juices US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do sour cherries weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup, without pits | 155 grams |
| 1 cup, with pits, yields | 103 grams |
Related
Fruits and Fruit Juices
| In Chinese: | 酸樱桃 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | griottes | |
| en español: | guindas |
Recipes using sour cherries
There are 40 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Breakfast Cherry Oatmeal Muffins
Cherry oatmeal muffins with sour cherries, orange juice concentrate, and oats. A naturally sweetened breakfast muffin with bright citrus and tart-fruit punch. No added sugar.
Almost Cherry Garcia Cookies
Cherry-studded cookies loaded with white and dark chocolate, inspired by the iconic ice cream. Kirsch-soaked cherries deliver a boozy punch in every bite.
Cherry Crisp with Oatmeal & Nut Topping
Easy to make cherry crisp with oatmeal and nuts. Great with sour cherries or make cherry crisp with pie filling if you're in a hurry.
Blueberry Sour Cherry Jam
Blueberry sour cherry jam made with crushed ripe blueberries, pitted sour cherries, sugar, and powdered fruit pectin. A small-batch homemade jam for canning with deep purple-red color and bright fruit flavor.
Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry Cake)
A German classic, rich and delicious and not too sweet!
Black Forest Pudding
A puffed, soufflé-like baked pudding with semi-sweet chocolate, ground almonds, kirsch, and whole sour cherries. Beaten egg whites give it lift while the cherry brandy brings authentic Black Forest flavor.
Yarborough Pie
Retro fruit pie with sour cherries, crushed pineapple, bananas, and cherry Jello in a graham cracker crust topped with whipped cream. A vintage no-bake dessert that brings the church potluck right to your kitchen.
Delicious Holiday Mince Pie with Beef
Holiday mincemeat with chopped beef, suet, apples, sour cherries, dried fruit, and broken nuts simmered slowly with brandy and warming spices. A massive 48-serving batch for Christmas baking and gift-giving.
Peppered Pork Roast
Peppered pork roast with sour cherry salsa: coarsely pepper-crusted pork loin roasted simple, served with a sweet-hot relish of cherries, green chiles, peppers, and cilantro. Holiday-worthy and easy.
Sour-Cherry Soup, Hungarian Style
Hungarian sour cherry soup (meggyleves) with sour cream, flour, and sugar. A traditional chilled fruit soup that's tangy, creamy, and served cold as a starter or dessert.
New Granola
Homemade granola with oats, slivered almonds, coconut, dried cherries, and golden raisins bound with apple juice concentrate and cinnamon. Crunchy, naturally sweetened, oil-free.
Sour Cherry Fruit Slump
Sour cherry fruit slump: tart cherries and summer berries bubbling under tender buttermilk dumplings, finished with cinnamon sugar. An old-school stovetop dessert that's faster than a pie.
Sour Cherry Soup
Hungarian sour cherry soup (meggyleves): a chilled summer soup of cherries, sugar, cinnamon, dry red wine, and heavy cream. Served cold, sweet, and tangy as a starter or light dessert.
Bleeding Heart Cherry Pie
A show-stopping sour cherry pie with a hint of almond extract, topped with overlapping heart-shaped pastry cut-outs instead of a traditional crust. Gorgeous for Valentine's Day or any day you want to impress.
Pork Chops with Cherry Sauce
Breaded pork chops braised until tender, topped with a warm sour cherry sauce spiked with cinnamon, cloves, honey, and Madeira wine. An elegant but approachable dinner.
Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry
Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry recipe
Easy Crumb-Topped Cherry Pie
Cherry pie with a cinnamon crumb topping made by crumbling a frozen pie crust over sour cherry filling. A clever shortcut that uses two frozen crusts in completely different ways.
Cold Cherry Soup with Red Wine & Cherry Liqueur
Elegant chilled sour cherry soup with dry red wine, heavy cream, and cherry liqueur. Cinnamon-spiced fruit course served cold in summer with mint and sour cream.
Cherry Apple Pie
Double-crust pie layered with sliced apples and tart sour cherries, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, and dotted with butter. The best of two classic pies in one.
Cherry Pinwheels
Flaky biscuit dough rolled with sour cherries, sliced into pinwheels, and baked golden. Served warm with a homemade cherry sauce and ice cream or sherbet.
Fried Wild Game Ravioli
Fried wild game ravioli stuffed with duck, pheasant, leeks, praline, sour cherries, and demi-glace, finished with a Frangelico hazelnut butter. A restaurant-caliber game dish.
Apple or Cherry Doughnuts
European-style apple or cherry fritter doughnuts with kirsch-scented batter and folded egg whites for a light, airy crumb. Dropped by the spoonful and fried golden, dusted with sugar.
