356 cherry recipes

Impress your family with this decadent and delicious cake that will have everyone asking for a second piece.

Slow-cooked cranberry cherry relish with raisins, whole orange, lemon, brown sugar, and warm spices. Yields 6 cups of thick, fruity condiment for holiday meals and cheese plates.

A chocolate cherry upside-down cake made without eggs or butter. Cherry pie filling bakes under a rich cocoa batter, then gets flipped for a stunning glossy cherry top.

Buttery oat-and-pecan crumble bars layered with cherry pie filling and mini marshmallows, baked golden. Makes 4 dozen chewy, fruit-filled bars for bake sales or cookie trays.

Cherry chocolate tube cake with canned cherry pie filling, chocolate chips, cinnamon, and chopped nuts. A one-bowl Black Forest-leaning cake dusted with powdered sugar.

Hazelnut cherry tart with a ground hazelnut pastry crust, vanilla custard filling set with gelatin, and canned cherries glazed in a rum-spiked cherry syrup topping.

A diabetic-friendly spice cake made with whole wheat flour, sour cherries, dates, and applesauce instead of refined sugar. Warmly spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.

Double-crust blackberry pie with a flaky shortening pastry and a simple sugar-and-flour-thickened filling. The kind of late-summer fruit pie that lets the berries do the talking.

Cherry dream squares with an oat-and-cake-mix crust, cherry pie filling center, and a brown sugar crumb topping with nuts. A semi-homemade bar cookie that's part crumble, part pie.

Double chocolate cherry cookies that a favorite during Christmas. A chocolate cookie with and embedded maraschino cherry covered with a baked on chocolate frosting. Takes a bit of time, but the results are over the top spectacular.

Adorable oatmeal roll-out cookies shaped and decorated like cherry trees with red cinnamon candies, green sugar crystals, and chocolate sprinkle trunks. Makes 36.

Persian-style pilaf with basmati rice, red lentils and sour cherries perfumed with turmeric and cumin, finished with a buttery golden crust. A sweet-tart, aromatic side or vegetarian main with real character.

Handmade chocolate-covered cherries soaked overnight in kirsch brandy, then wrapped in a rich truffle mixture of milk and unsweetened chocolate. Rolled in a cocoa-powdered sugar coating for an elegant homemade confection.

Sweet pickled cherry tomatoes simmered in a thick sugar syrup with fresh ginger, lemon juice, and lemon rind until jewel-like and transparent. Makes 6 pints of gorgeous homemade preserves.

An easy crockpot recipe that will produce a scrumptious bread that will make everyone cheery.

No-bake cherry icebox cake layered with graham crackers, instant pudding, and whipped topping, finished with cherry pie filling. Chills in 3 hours, no oven needed.