Whether you prefer them sweet or sour, one thing is for sure; cherries make some delightful desserts. So, we’ve rounded up our favourite fresh cherry recipes for you to take advantage of Australia’s short cherry season.
They will only stick around until February so make the most of them now with our cherry pie recipe or our cherry jam recipe with cinnamon and vanilla. And of course, these stone fruits are a dream with chocolate so there’s something here to satisfy your sweet tooth, too.
We’ve even included the recipe for a lovely cherry ice-cream to help you cool down this summer.
Looking for more stone fruit desserts?
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Cherry and almond slice
This sweet cherry slice with a crunchy almond topping is sure to delight. Cherries add a festive touch to this simple slice that can be made all year.
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Apple, cherry and amaretti crumbles
Apple, cherry and amaretti crumbles
Almond lovers unite.This quick and easy apple and cherry crumble is given extra almond flavour from crumbled amaretti biscuits and ground almonds.
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Lemon ricotta semolina cake with cherry syrup
Lemon ricotta semolina cake with cherry syrup
This cake comes with an unbeatable flavour and texture thanks to the fresh lemon juice, semolina and ricotta cheese and a sweet cherry syrup to finish
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Cherry lattice pies for your pie maker
Cherry lattice pies for your pie maker
This handy appliance can make more than just the standard pie.
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Cherry, cinnamon and vanilla jam
Cherry, cinnamon and vanilla jam
Spread over fresh ricotta on thick toasted sourdough or use as a filling for little cream cheese tarts.
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Cherry Ripe choc cheesecake
Infused with rich dark chocolate, crushed biscuits, cherry ripe bars and sour morello cherries, this enticing cheesecake is almost too good to share.
08
Cheat’s black forest cake
With decadent chocolate, fresh cherries and a rich vanilla cream, this recipe has everything you love in a black forest cake but takes less than a quarter of the time to prepare!
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Sherry cherry and chocolate tart
Sherry cherry and chocolate tart
With an easy shortcrust pastry base, sherry-infused morello cherries and a crumbly choc-almond topping, this Spanish-inspired tart recipe makes the perfect dessert idea. Serve it up with double cream.
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Coconut cherry strudel
Add some sweet and sour bliss to an Austrian favourite. Layered with nutritious morello cherries, cinnamon, coconut and delicate filo pastry, this is sure to please your tastebuds.
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Easy cherry almond puddings
Filled with cherries and almonds, this pudding is perfect for an easy sweet treat.
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Sour cherry custard tart
This scrumptious tart combines sweet and sour flavours to become a crowd-pleasing dessert, high tea or special afternoon treat.
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Almond cherry pithivier
Perfect for a winter’s dessert or decadent weekend treat, this almond cherry pithivier is bursting with flavour.
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Cherry and coconut macaroon cake
Cherry and coconut macaroon cake
Why enjoy just one dessert when you can mix the best elements of two? Covered in crumbled macaroon pieces this cherry and coconut cake is sure to wow.
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Christmas ice-cream pudding
Hot Christmas pudding is all well and good, but when faced with a steamy Australian festive season, we think this recipe for ice-cream pudding is going to win the day. It doesn’t involve very much work, but will need to be frozen overnight before serving.
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Chocolate cake with sour cherry ganache
Chocolate cake with sour cherry ganache
Dense and rich chocolate cake with a gorgeously contrasting sour cherry glaze.
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Fudgy choc-cherry biscuits
Make double, these are bound to go quick.
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Easy Danish pastries
Sweet and fruity, these apricot and cherry Danish pastries are easy enough to throw together after work for a weeknight family dessert.
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Chocolate and cherry bombe alaska
Sweeten up the festive season with this decadent chocolate cherry bombe alaska! The perfect dessert to share with family or friends.
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Red fruit salad with chai spiced yoghurt
Red fruit salad with chai spiced yoghurt
Fresh vibrant and full of summer fruits, this colourful red fruit salad is just what you need. Perfect for summer gatherings and hot days.
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Hazelnut, plum and sour cherry cake
This cake will have you coming back for more- packed full of crunchy hazelnuts, sweet plums and sour cherries, this is sure to be a family favourite!
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Chocolate and cherry ripple ice-cream
Chocolate and cherry ripple ice-cream
Consider yourself a chocoholic? Then this sweet, rich, and delightfully indulgent chocolate and cherry ripple ice-cream is right up your alley! The ultimate sweet summer treat.
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Decadent black forest trifle
Boozy poached cherries, sweet mascarpone cream and a fluffy chocolate sponge make for one truly decadent dessert – it’s no wonder why it’s one of The Australian Women’s Weekly’s Best Ever Recipes!
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Cherry marshmallows
Make the most of the short cherry season with our beautiful take on this old favourite. With a syrupy sweet jam sandwiched between fluffy marshmallows, it’s the ultimate way to celebrate this fruit.
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Cherry tarte tatin with meringue
Cherry tarte tatin with meringue
This show-stopper dessert is a triumph of textures, with buttery crisp pastry, toffeed cherries and a cloud of meringue all coming together for the ultimate tarte tatin.
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Cherry and ginger ice-cream cake
Cherry and ginger ice-cream cake
Traditional Christmas flavours are given a decadent update and a distinctly Australian twist in this cherry and ginger ice-cream cake. Topped with brandied cherries, it’s sure to be the talk of the town.
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Fruits of the forest cookie ‘pizza’
Fruits of the forest cookie ‘pizza’
See how to make the most of your seasonal fruits like these cherries and add them to your favourite dessert!
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Choc-cherry slice
Chocolate, cherries and coconut come together in perfect harmony to create a rich and indulgent treat.
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Cherry and pine nut crumble cake
Cherry and pine nut crumble cake
This afternoon tea cake gets its unique flavour and texture from in-season cherries and a crunchy pine nut crumble topping.
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Cherry and amaretti white Christmas log
Cherry and amaretti white Christmas log
Filled with divine festive flavours.
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Black forest cake
Layers of rich chocolate cake with cherries, kirsch, and whipped cream create a truly indulgent dessert.
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Cherry & berry prosecco jellies
Cherry & berry prosecco jellies
Jelly just got a whole lot more grown up.
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Chocolate, honey and red berry parfait
Chocolate, honey and red berry parfait
The ideal summer treat.
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Cherry Ripe choc cheesecake
Infused with rich dark chocolate, crushed biscuits, cherry ripe bars and sour morello cherries, this enticing cheesecake dusted with cocoa is almost too good to share.
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Orange blossom baked ricotta with roasted cherries
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Cherry white chocolate ice-cream
Cherry white chocolate ice-cream
Cool, creamy and packed full of sweet, juicy cherries, this beautiful vanilla ice-cream is swirled with honey glazed almonds and white chocolate chunks for extra flavour and texture.
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Chocolate cherry dacquoise
Unveil this exquisite cake layered with poached cherries, dark chocolate cream and almond meringue for an extra special dessert.
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Cherry parfait
Topped with crunchy toasted oats, these layered yoghurt and cherry parfaits are a quick, delicious and healthy dessert. You can add a handful of slivered almonds to the toasted oats for extra crunch if you like.
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Fresh cherry pies with orange cream cheese pastry
Fresh cherry pies with orange cream cheese pastry
These pretty little pies taste just as good as they look. Use fresh cherries when they are in season; otherwise thawed frozen cherries will do.
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Chocolate cherry berry pavlova
This decadent chocolate, cherries and mixed berry pavlova is the perfect way to end a dinner party, birthday celebration or date night.
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Roasted cherry cheesecake
If you think regular cheesecake is delicious, try it with the addition of juicy roasted cherries. Baking them brings out their natural sweetness, perfect swirled through a cool and creamy centre.
