LET US PRODUCE: CHERRIES
Leela Stewart
What kind of fruit are Cherries? What are some different varrieties Cherries come in? What nutrients are in Cherries?
- The Cherry is a drupe fruit. A durpe fruit is a fleshy indehiscent fruit with only one seed in the center.
- Sour Cherries: tart in flavor and bright red in color.
- Sweet Cherries also known as Black Cherries: mahogony colored skin and are very juicy and plump.
- Pink and Yellow Cherries: pink and yellow cherries with plenty of blush.
- Cherries have Fiber, Potassium, Vitamin C, and Boron
Some Cooking Methods for Cherries
- Rinse them and eat them raw.
- Bake them into pies.
- Make them into a tart.
- Use as a topping.
TRY THESE FUN RECIPES!!!
Cherry Cheesecake Pie
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened and cut in pieces
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- graham cracker crumb crust
- 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
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- Graham Cracker Crust:
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, about 15 graham crackers
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Preparation:
Directions for cherry cheesecake pie
Combine Graham Cracker Crumb Crust ingredients. Press into a 9-inch pie pan. Bake at 400° for 6 minutes. Cool before filling.
Prepare cheesecake pie filling. Beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla, and sour cream. Gradually add cream cheese, beating well. Beat in melted butter. Pour cheese mixture into 9-inch prepared and baked graham cracker crust. Bake cherry cheesecake pie at 325° for 35 minutes, or until set in center. Will firm up as it cools. Top with cherry pie filling; chill cherry cheesecake pie thoroughly before serving.
Cherry Pretzel Dessert
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Yield: Serves 12 to 16
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups finely crushed pretzels
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 can (12 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) vanilla pudding mix
- 2 cups (about half of an 8 ounce container) frozen lite whipped topping, thawed
- 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
Preparation:
Heat the oven to 350°.
In a large bowl, combine the crushed pretzels, 1/2 cup of sugar, and melted butter. Blend well. Press the pretzel mixture into a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, in another bowl with an electric mixer on low, combine the condensed milk and water until well blended. Add the pudding mix and beat on medium high for 2 minutes. Refrigerate for 10 minutes. Fold in the whipped topping until well incorporated. Spread over the cooled crust and refrigerate until the filling is firm.
Spoon the cherry pie filling over the filling layer. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.
If desired, top each serving with a dollop of whipped topping.
Cherry Cobbler
- 2 cups canned drained red pitted cherries, reserve juice
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup reserved cherry juice
- 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts, optional
- 1/3 cup milk
- granulated sugar or cinnamon sugar, optional
Preparation:
Place cherries in a buttered 8-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle with cornstarch. Combine the 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and reserved cherry juice; pour over cherries. Let cherries stand while making topping.
Make cobbler topping. Sift together the flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles meal. Add nuts, if using, and blend well. Add milk, stirring with a fork until a soft dough is formed. Spoon dough evenly over cherries. If desired, sprinkle top with sugar or cinnamon sugar. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until topping browned and fruit is bubbly.
Did you know?
- July is the month to pick cherries in the UK and according to the www.national-awareness-days.com website, July 16 is National Cherry Day.
- The world record for spitting a cherry pip is 93ft 6.5in, set by Rick Krause of Michigan in 2003.
- Turkey produces more cherries than any other country. The United States comes second.
- The cherries from an average cherry tree are enough to make 28 cherry pies.
- Cherries were named state fruit of Utah in 1997.
Where can you buy fresh Cherries?
You can get Fresh grown Cherries at farmers markets, the grocery store and many places
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