Dried cherries recipes
Dried cherries are dried, stoned, sweet or sour cherries. Dried sweet cherries often contain concentrated apple and cherry juice, which makes them taste more intense.
Nutty, chewy, sweet and gooey, these peanut, cherry and fudge cookies are perfect for a picnic – or for afternoon tea whatever the weather.
For this recipe you will need a 6–7cm/2½–2¾in cookie cutter.
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Storage
Store sealed in a cool, dark place.
Preparation
Dried cherries can be semi-dried and succulent, or dried and in need of soaking before use. Both are delicious and should be treated like a slightly more acidic dried vine fruit. Use both sweet and sour dried cherries in home-made muesli mixes, muffins and rolled oat ‘energy’ bars.
Add dried cherries to winter fruit salads and compotes, or use in place of sultanas or raisins in baked fruit puddings such as apple pie or peach cobbler. They also taste good mixed with dried blueberries and dried cranberries, as well as white chocolate.
