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Cherry Swirl Muffins

Fruit Swirl Muffins

Four batches of muffins. That’s what it took to perfect this dreamy cherry muffin recipe. I’m really happy with the results of this last batch. You won’t find any chunks of fruit in these, even though I love them that way. I can’t get any of my kids or my husband to eat anything with chunky fruit, so these fruity   Read More »

Cherry Almond Cake in a Cast Iron Skillet

Are you the kind of person who can’t eat an ice cream sundae without the cherry on top? Well, that’s me all over. I love maraschino cherries, or any cherry for that matter, so this cake was just perfect for me. My first attempt at this failed as I tried it in a loaf pan in pound cake fashion. The   Read More »

Cherry Hand Pies

February is National Cherry Month and somewhere in the range of February 20th through the 22nd is National Cherry Pie Day. I say somewhere in that range because I wasn’t able to find a source to this special day and there are varying statements as to which day it actually falls on. What I do know is that cherry pie   Read More »

Cherry Cake with Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting

I am always on the look out for recipes using cherry pie filling. Last summer I canned some sour cherries for the first time and have quite a few jars left of the homemade cherry pie filling I made. I have always loved cherries, ever since I was a kid. Whether it was fresh sweet cherries straight from the bag   Read More »

Cherry Pecan Bread

Have you ever made a recipe and just not been sure if you like it or not, yet you seem to keep going back to the plate, picking pieces off and eating it? Then before you know it, it’s gone? That was me with this cherry pecan bread. I think the thing that threw me for a loop was that   Read More »

Cherry Pie Squares

So many people have raved about the blackberry pie squares I posted a few weeks ago, that I decided to try an adapted version with my homemade cherry pie filling from the fresh sour cherries I picked from my neighbor’s tree. This time I kicked up the flavor with some almond extract, and instead of a white drizzle, I gave   Read More »

Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

Ta da! I did it, I conquered my fear of canning and was able to preserve 9 pints of delicious cherry pie filling that I made from the wonderful fresh sour cherries from my neighbor’s tree! I actually accomplished this a week ago, but am just now getting around to posting. I also have another basket full of cherries that   Read More »

Chocolate-Almond Topped Cherry Pie: Diabetic Friendly

I subscribe to Diabetic Living from Better Homes and Gardens. I recently made the Carrot Cake Towers, which were fabulous. I also tried their Chocolate-Almond Topped Cherry Pie. Instead of a carb filled pie crust, they used phyllo sheets to create the crust. While in theory I think it’s a great idea, I found it extremely difficult to eat and   Read More »

Thrifty Thursday: Week #23 Free Cherries & Cheap Produce

Welcome to Thrifty Thursdays! To participate, please see the end of this post. I live in a suburban type neighborhood within a rural community. So while my house is in a fairly typical suburban setting, I’m actually surrounded on all sides by farms. This means access to plenty of locally grown fresh produce. There’s a place called Best Bargains, which   Read More »

Sour Cherry Financier

I mentioned before that my neighbor has a sour cherry tree and lets me pick all that I want! As you know, I made this Sour Cherry Almond Cake and have been browsing blogs for more recipes using these darling little wonders. I came across a recipe on Always Order Dessert called Sour Cherry Financiers. I’m not sure why they   Read More »