Figure out what to make with frozen cherries in this collection of 11 recipes. From classic breakfast ideas to crisp desserts; you’ll find a fantastic way to use up your mounds of cherries.
Frozen Cherry Recipes
Frozen cherries are a refreshing and delicous fruit that is perfect for breakfasts and desserts.
Maybe you’ve picked a bunch during the cherry season or you bought a huge bag at Costco. Whatever the reason, you want to use up these delicious berries before they start to get freezer burn.
You can’t go wrong with a slice of cherry pie topped with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. And you don’t want to miss some of the more unique recipes like dairy-free nice cream or cherry brownies, Yum!
Start your day with a simple smoothie or go all in with a breakfast pudding recipe.
There are so many ways to use up your pounds of cherries. You could even go as basic as sprinkling a little sugar on top for a super easy dessert.
Cherries pair well with frozen mixed berries, frozen blueberries, frozen strawberries, and frozen bananas. Or you can use them on their own.
We searched the internet for some of the best recipes so you don’t have to. Each of these recipes calls for frozen, but sometimes you can sub for fresh cherries.
You may also want to check and see if you need to bring the cherries to room temperature before using them.
This collection of our favorite cherry dishes includes:
- Breakfast Dishes
- Amazing Desserts
Each of these recipes using frozen cherries will tell you:
- Type of recipe
- Number of ingredients
- How many frozen cherries you will need and what type of cherry is used (if the recipe specifies)
- The complexity of ingredients (aka, whether or not you might need to hit the grocery store first)
- How long it takes to prepare (including cook time)
- Special diet (Keto, Gluten-free, etc)
- Equipment needed. (Pressure cooker, Crockpot, etc.)
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What to make with frozen cherries
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Ingredients that work well with cherries:
These ingredients will pop up in a lot of the recipes below. So if you have them on hand, you will be able to find more ideas to make.
- almond extract
- cream cheese
- fresh lemon juice
- cake mix or pancake mix
- favorite pie crust recipe or a store-bought pie crust
- chia seeds
- milk or dark chocolate
Recipes With Frozen Cherries
We want to help busy moms, like you, find new and delicious recipes for the ingredients you already have.
Each of these frozen cherry recipes includes the key information that will help you in deciding what are the best dishes for you.
Please visit the blogs that created these recipes and use their tips and instructions.
Note: pantry ingredients include dry ingredient pantry staples like all-purpose flour, brown sugar, corn starch, spices, etc. Please check the recipe to make sure that you have the ingredients needed to create the dish. If you are making gluten-free recipes, it may include things like almond flour and other common gluten-free pantry items.
TYPE: Breakfast
INGREDIENT COUNT: 5 plus basic pantry ingredients.
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 1/2 cup
INGREDIENT TYPE: You may have to hit the grocery store first.
TIME: 2 hours Minutes
TYPE: Breakfast
INGREDIENT COUNT: 3 plus basic pantry ingredients.
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 1/2 cup
INGREDIENT TYPE: You may have to hit the grocery store first.
TIME: 1 hour 5 Minutes
NOTES: Dairy-Free, Vegan
TYPE: Breakfast
INGREDIENT COUNT: 4 plus pantry ingredients and toppings
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 4 cups of cherries
INGREDIENT TYPE: Simple ingredients you may have on hand.
TIME: 30 Minutes
TYPE: Smoothie
INGREDIENT COUNT: 4
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 1 cup
INGREDIENT TYPE: Simple ingredients you may have on hand.
TIME: 4 Minutes
TYPE: Dessert
INGREDIENT COUNT: 4
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 1 pkg (16 oz)
INGREDIENT TYPE: Simple ingredients you may have on hand.
TIME: 5 Minutes
TYPE: Dessert
INGREDIENT COUNT: 3
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 1 lb
INGREDIENT TYPE: Simple ingredients you may have on hand.
TIME: 10 Minutes
TYPE: Dessert
INGREDIENT COUNT: 2
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 1 cup
INGREDIENT TYPE: Simple ingredients you may have on hand.
TIME: 2 hours 10 Minutes
TYPE: Dessert
INGREDIENT COUNT: 3 plus basic pantry ingredients.
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 1 cup
INGREDIENT TYPE: Simple ingredients you may have on hand.
TIME: 25 Minutes
TYPE: Dessert
INGREDIENT COUNT: 4 plus basic pantry ingredients.
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 2.5 cups
INGREDIENT TYPE: Simple ingredients you may have on hand.
TIME: 40 Minutes
TYPE: Dessert
INGREDIENT COUNT: 5 plus basic pantry ingredients.
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 1 cup
INGREDIENT TYPE: Simple ingredients you may have on hand.
TIME: 40 Minutes
NOTES: Gluten-Free
TYPE: Dessert
INGREDIENT COUNT: 5 plus basic pantry ingredients.
AMOUNT OF CHERRIES: 6 cups of tart cherries
INGREDIENT TYPE: You may have to hit the grocery store first.
TIME: 2 hours 45 Minutes
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