All the best fresh cherry recipes you need for making the most out of your favorite farmer's market fruit is here!
We are the luckiest people on earth. Handyman Tim's Uncle Tim owns an amazing cherry orchard out in Oregon and for the last 10+ years he's sent us an annual summer delivery of the biggest box of the most gorgeous cherries you've ever seen.
This year's package weighed in at 14 pounds and was so large it almost didn't fit into my fridge. It's basically the same weight as a large Thanksgiving Turkey!
Processing 14 pounds of cherries every summer tends to make one sort of an expert on the fruit.
While I don't claim to know half as much as Uncle Tim, I do know my way around a cherry crisp or two. You can see my practically award winning recipe for cherry crisp right here.
But man does not live by cherry crisp alone. With a freezer stocked full of fresh cherries, I need more recipes for my family to use them all up!
Want to learn how to freeze your own cherries? Get all my best tips for freezing cherries right here:
For breakfast, lunch, or dinner, I've found ways to use my frozen cherries in many dishes my kids and husband have loved.
I hope you find a new favorite for your family, too.
30 Fresh Cherry Recipes
My natural instinct is always to use fresh cherries in a dessert. The cherry crisp is the recipe that started it all. Here are some other amazing ideas for using the fresh cherries available at your market this season:
I've been making this cherry crisp for over a decade. It is by far the very best cherry dessert ever. Perfect for fresh or frozen cherries.
This cherry slab pie is actually easier than you'd guess! It's a fun twist on a classic cherry pie.
Who can resist a warm, fresh coffee cake? Perfect for a special brunch or "just because."
This is such a handy cherry recipe to keep around during cherry season. You can make a delicious dessert sauce for spooning over cheesecake or ice cream or with one simple tweak turn it into a delicious savory cherry sauce for chicken or pork.
This homemade cherry chocolate chip ice cream is so good, it just might convince you to buy an ice cream maker.
The cherry almond protein smoothie is our favorite, but don't miss the other smoothies for kids in this post!
Easy cherry freezer jam is the perfect way to preserve fresh cherries for beginners. You don't even need to worry about sterilizing the jars!
This recipe is SO much easier than I would have guessed. Make it for breakfast or dessert!
Cherry and chocolate, yes please!
A yeast bread based recipe, this one looks to die for.
Cherry and almonds are a match made in heaven. Love this twist on a classic pie.
Like cheesecake, but better.
Blondies are one of my very favorite treats. Add a little white chocolate chip action to this recipe and it would be perfect!
This recipe calls for canned cherries, but you can totally swap out for your fresh ones. Delicious!
A classic cherry recipe that is very similar to a pancake. This French recipe is perfect for weekend breakfasts.
The perfect prep-ahead weekday breakfast option.
I love all things scone. I would inhale these.
This reminds me of my Sonic favorite.
I need these in my life stat.
Like an Adult Sonic favorite.
Marinated in the booze of your choice. Woah.
Safer for the kids than the rest of these beverages. YUM.
Grilled Peaches and Cherries with Cinnamon-Honey Syrup (great over vanilla ice cream!)
Is it a side dish or dessert?? Who knows, make it either way.
I made this to serve over a fresh cherry and chicken salad. So good.
I love the mix of balsamic and cherry together.
I bet the sauce would taste great with steak, too!
What an amazing idea for a summery side dish.
This is on my to-try list for lunches this summer. Sounds so good.
This is the perfect holiday recipe, stock those cherries in your freezer now so you can make this come December!
I love fruity salsa twists.
Goat cheese & cherry anything would be amazing but these look swoon-worthy.
Cherry BBQ sauce is just such a perfect fit. Can't believe I didn't think of it first!
More Fresh Fruit Recipes
If you love cooking with seasonal fresh fruit like I do, you won't want to miss these delicious fresh peach recipes or sweet apple recipes.
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