Summer dessert recipes scream for fresh cherries! Cherry Pie, Cherry Cheesecake, Cherry Cobbler, Cherry Chocolate Fudge Brownies, Cherry Clafouti, Cherry Almond Scones, Cherry Rhubarb Cobbler, Cherry Kisses, Peach & Cherry Galette, and many more.
Fresh Bing Cherries
It's summer, and the fresh bing cherries have never tasted better! Buy a pound or two and use them in these awesome desserts, or add them to cereal or a Red, White & Blue Fruit Salad!
Fresh cherries need to be pitted before using them in recipes. There's a few ways to pit cherries. One is to buy a fancy schmancy Oxo cherry pitter from Bed, Bath & Beyond for about $12.99. Or, how about this crazy looking cherry pitter that has a mouth that chomps down on the cherry to pit it? The other way to pit cherries is to do them by hand. It's not hard to do. Just grab a paring knife, slit the cherry in half, and dig out the pit with your fingers.
Summer Cherry Desserts
Cherry Pie Recipe - Homemade cherry pie made with fresh ripe Bing cherries, all nestled and baked in a double crusted flaky pie crust. Serve à la mode with vanilla ice cream for a classic All-American dessert!
Cherry Cheesecake Recipe - Just one bite of this extra-creamy New York style cheesecake topped with old-fashioned Comstock cherry pie filling, and it'll seem like cheesecake heaven! The slightly salty and crunchy texture of the graham cracker crust, compliments the silky-smooth baked cheesecake with a hint of lemon.
Cherry Chocolate Fudge Brownies - Uber-delicious and decadently rich chocolate fudge brownies with fresh and dried cherries. Top it off with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and have a brownie sundae!
Cherry Clafouti - Fresh cherries are suspended and baked in a light, sweet custard-like cake batter. Clafouti is a quick & easy cherry dessert that must be served warm with whipped cream.
Peach & Cherry Galette - Peach galette baked free-form style with easy flaky pie crust. Half pie, half tart, this rustic galette with custard is one of the simplest peach desserts this summer!
Mixed Berry Cobbler with Fresh Cherries - Fresh Cherries, blueberries and raspberries found their way into a deep dish stoneware pie pan, sprinkled with some cinnamon and a bit of freshly grated lemon zest all topped with a buttery sweet cobbler dough and a dollop of whipped cream. WOW! That was a mouthful. And indeed, it was!
Cherry Rhubarb Cobbler - Learn how to make this quick & easy cobbler baked with fresh seasonal fruit and spices bubbling up under a sweet biscuit top. Make sure to have plenty of ice cream on hand for this classic summer treat!
Cherry Almond Scones - Incredibly tender buttermilk scones with fresh and dried cherries and sliced almonds, baked in heart-shaped pans. So easy to make, and even easier to eat!
Granola Cookies with Cherries & White Chocolate - Made with homemade Honey Raisin & Nut Granola, white chocolate chips, almonds and dried cherries.
Cherry Kisses - Cherries & chocolate ~ a match made in Heaven! Buttery cookies, pretty and pink with maraschino cherries and Hershey's Chocolate Hugs and Kisses. Give someone a kiss today!
Try These Cherry Recipes from Fellow Examiners!
- Cherry Ice Cream Sauce - Minneapolis Dessert Examiner
- Fresh Cherries in Port Wine Syrup - LA-Cooking-Examiner
- Chocolate Cake with Cherry Filling - Tea-Examiner
- Cherry Clafoutis Recipe - LA-Baking-Examiner
- Chocolate-Cherry Bread Pudding - LA-Cooking-Examiner
- Fudgy Chocolate Cherry Cookies - LA-Baking-Examiner
Comments
My favorite fruit coupled with my favorite chocolate - irresistible!!!
Love cherries! Excellent list, thanks!
Donna,
Your photos are stunning, and recipes look mouth-watering. The problem I always have with cherries is that I wind up eating them, instead of having the patience to turn them into a recipe. Yum.
For the desserts, I've got two beer pairings. For everything BUT the Rhubarb and the Peach/Cherry cobbler, try: Young's Chocolate Stout, or Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout.
The Rhubarb dessert and the Peach/Cherry Cobbler need something lighter, a little tarter, more cidery. Try on a lambic like Castle Brewing Co.'s St. Louis Framboise Lambic, or Kriek (sour cherry) because they're juicier than Lindeman's cordial-like offerings.
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