Fresh cherries - how to use?

Pink. · 6 July 2011 at 6:26PM

Hi cantcookwontcook,

This thread has lots of ideas that should help:

Fresh cherries - how to use?

I'll add your thread to it later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

WhiteHorse · 6 July 2011 at 6:36PM

Make cherry jam!

cantcookwontcook · 6 July 2011 at 7:42PM

just made muffins with my cherries but, they don't taste of anything, what have i done wrong???

lindos90 · 9 September 2011 at 8:58PM

We have just discovered that a couple of trees in the school grounds near to us are edible cherries!!

They are not ripe yet, but im just wondering if we get permission, what could we make with them (perhaps something that the school could even sell for fundraising if they are made by someone with a food hygiene certificate)

Can you make jam out of cherries, never seen any?

CH27 · 9 September 2011 at 9:05PM

You can make cherry jam. It's delicous.

Pink. · 9 September 2011 at 9:17PM

Hi lindos,

I'll second that, cherry jam is lovely! This thread has more ideas that may help:

Fresh cherries - how to use?

I'll add your thread to it later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

lindos90 · 9 September 2011 at 9:32PM

Thanks!
Apologies for not finding the other thread, I searched 'cherrys' not 'cherries' before I made this thread and found no threads (doah!):o

savingmonkey · 24 July 2013 at 9:37AM

I have just been given 2kg fresh cherries and wondered if anyone had any good suggestions of what to do with them. I am thinking of having a go at cherry jam - however have been told cherries don't have much pectin in them but would I overcome this by using jam sugar? I have only made blackberry jam before but managed that ok! My other idea was to cook them and freeze them then use them in pies/crumbles.

Does anyone have any other ideas or any recipes for me?

Thank you