🍒 Fresh Cherries – Sweet, Juicy & Bursting with Flavour

Our Fresh Sweet Juicy Cherries are plump, glossy and wonderfully refreshing, with a delicious balance of natural sweetness and gentle tartness.

Enjoy them fresh and chilled for a simple snack, add them to breakfast bowls and fruit salads, or remove the stones and transform them into crumbles, cakes, desserts and refreshing summer drinks.

Their rich fruity flavour also pairs beautifully with dark chocolate, vanilla, yoghurt, nuts and creamy cheeses.

Sweet. Juicy. Fruity. A delicious little seasonal treat. 🍒✨

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🍒 About Fresh Sweet Juicy Cherries

Cherries are small stone fruits with juicy flesh surrounding a hard central stone.

Our Fresh Sweet Juicy Cherries are fantastic eaten straight from the fridge, but they’re also extremely versatile in the kitchen.

Once the stones are removed, they can be baked, roasted, blended or added to desserts and drinks.

Perfect for:

🍒 Fresh snacking
🥣 Breakfast bowls
🥗 Fruit salads
🥧 Crumbles & pies
🍰 Cakes & baking
🍫 Chocolate desserts
🍹 Refreshing drinks
🧀 Cheese boards
🍨 Ice cream toppings

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💫 Sweet, Rich & Fruity

Sweet 🍯 | Juicy 💧 | Gently Tart 🍋 | Rich 🍒 | Refreshing ✨

Ripe cherries have a naturally sweet flavour balanced by gentle acidity.

Their juicy flesh and rich fruity character make them fantastic both fresh and cooked.

They pair particularly well with:

🍫 Dark chocolate
🌿 Vanilla
🥣 Yoghurt
🌰 Almonds
🌰 Pistachios
🍋 Lemon
🧀 Soft cheese
🍨 Ice cream
🍓 Summer berries
🌿 Cinnamon

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💚 Nutrition & Natural Goodness

Fresh cherries naturally provide water, fibre, vitamins, minerals and colourful plant compounds.

Their deep red colouring comes partly from naturally occurring plant pigments called anthocyanins.

Approximate values per 100g of fresh sweet cherries:

• 🔥 Calories: Approx. 63 kcal
• 🌾 Carbohydrates: Approx. 16g
• 🍬 Sugars: Approx. 12.8g
• 🌱 Fibre: Approx. 2.1g
• 💪 Protein: Approx. 1.1g
• 🥑 Fat: Approx. 0.2g
• 🍊 Naturally contains vitamin C
• ⚡ Contains potassium
• 🍒 Naturally contains colourful plant compounds

Values are approximate and can vary according to variety, ripeness and growing conditions.

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🚿 Preparing Fresh Sweet Juicy Cherries

Cherries require very little preparation.

1. Keep refrigerated until you’re ready to use them.
2. Rinse gently under cool running water.
3. Remove the stalks.
4. Enjoy fresh around the stone.
5. For recipes, carefully remove the stones with a cherry pitter or suitable small knife.

⚠️ Important

Cherry stones should not be eaten.

Always remove them when preparing cherries for young children, smoothies, baking or blended recipes.

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🍽️ Ways to Enjoy Fresh Cherries

🍒 Eat fresh and chilled
🥣 Add to yoghurt and granola
🥗 Toss into fruit salads
🥧 Bake into pies and crumbles
🍰 Add to cakes and muffins
🍫 Pair with dark chocolate
🧀 Serve with cheese and nuts
🍹 Add to refreshing drinks
🍨 Spoon over ice cream
🔥 Gently roast for desserts

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🍒🥧 Easy Cherry Crumble Pots

Sweet, juicy cherries beneath a golden crumble topping.

Ingredients – Serves 2

• 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted and halved 🍒
• 1 tbsp honey, maple syrup or sugar 🍯
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp lemon zest – optional 🍋
• ½ cup rolled oats
• ¼ cup plain flour
• 2 tbsp cold butter
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• Pinch of cinnamon

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 160°C fan.
2. Divide the prepared cherries between two ramekins.
3. Add the sweetener, vanilla and lemon zest.
4. Rub the butter into the flour, oats, sugar and cinnamon until crumbly.
5. Sprinkle over the cherries.
6. Bake for approximately 20–25 minutes until golden and bubbling.
7. Serve warm.

✨ Fantastic with yoghurt, cream, custard or vanilla ice cream.

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🍦🍒 Cherry & Yoghurt Parfaits

Creamy, fruity and incredibly simple.

Ingredients – Serves 2

• 1 cup cherries, pitted and halved 🍒
• 1 tsp honey or maple syrup 🍯
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup thick Greek or coconut yoghurt
• ¼ cup granola
• Dark chocolate or chopped nuts – optional

Method

1. Toss the cherries with honey and vanilla.
2. Leave for 5–10 minutes.
3. Spoon yoghurt into two glasses.
4. Add granola and cherries.
5. Repeat the layers.
6. Finish with extra fruit.
7. Add chocolate or nuts if desired.

✨ Fresh, creamy and packed with juicy fruit.

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🍹🍒 Fresh Cherry Sparkle

A colourful alcohol-free drink that’s fantastic served over plenty of ice.

Ingredients – Serves 2

• ½ cup cherries, pitted 🍒
• Juice of ½ lemon 🍋
• 1 tsp honey – optional 🍯
• Sparkling water
• Ice cubes 🧊
• Fresh mint 🌿

Method

1. Add the pitted cherries to a jug.
2. Add the lemon juice.
3. Add honey if desired.
4. Gently crush the cherries to release their juice.
5. Fill two glasses with ice.
6. Divide the cherry mixture between them.
7. Top with sparkling water.
8. Finish with fresh mint.

✨ Fruity, fizzy and wonderfully refreshing.

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🌱 Why Choose Our Fresh Cherries?

✔ Naturally sweet flavour
✔ Plump, juicy flesh
✔ Delicious served chilled
✔ Fantastic everyday snack
✔ Excellent for breakfast bowls
✔ Perfect for baking
✔ Beautiful with chocolate
✔ Great alongside cheese and nuts
✔ Fantastic in desserts
✔ Naturally plant-based
✔ Carefully selected for freshness
✔ Plastic free

Our Fresh Sweet Juicy Cherries are a delicious choice for snacking, baking, desserts and fruit bowls.

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❓ Fresh Cherry FAQs

What do fresh cherries taste like?
Ripe sweet cherries have a naturally sweet, juicy flavour balanced by gentle tartness.

Do fresh cherries contain stones?
Yes. Cherries contain a hard central stone that should not be eaten.

Should cherries be refrigerated?
Yes. Refrigeration helps maintain their firmness and freshness. Wash them shortly before eating rather than before storing.

Can fresh cherries be frozen?
Yes. Wash, dry and remove the stones first. Frozen cherries are particularly useful for smoothies, sauces, baking and desserts.

Can you bake with fresh cherries?
Absolutely. They’re excellent in pies, crumbles, cakes, muffins and fruit compotes.

What goes well with cherries?
Chocolate, vanilla, yoghurt, almonds, pistachios, citrus, soft cheeses and other fresh fruits all pair beautifully.

Can cherries be used in drinks?
Yes. Once pitted, they can be crushed or blended into smoothies, coolers and alcohol-free sparkling drinks.