Maraschino Cherries Food

17 WAYS TO USE MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a maraschino cherry recipe in 30 minutes or less!

MARASCHINO CHERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the shortening and the white sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Add the flavoring.
• In another bowl, combine flour and baking powder together. Add these dry ingredients alternating with the milk to the creamed mixture. Stir 3/4 cup chopped cherries into the batter.
• Pour batter into a greased tube pan, and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 1/2 hours.
• To Make the Frosting: Cream together the cream cheese and the butter in a small mixing bowl. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar. Stir in the 1/4 cup cherries and coconut. Frost cake when cool.

MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Wash the cherries and remove the pits, leaving the cherries whole. Place them in a 1-quart sterilized jar.
• Add the sugar, salt and 1/2 cup water to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves completely, about 8 minutes. Turn off the heat. Stir in the maraschino liqueur, almond extract and lemon juice.
• Pour the syrup over the cherries and stir to coat. Cover the jar with a lid and let cool completely before refrigerating. Keep refrigerated, gently shaking daily to redistribute fruit and syrup, 1 week before using.

MARASCHINO CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Cream sugar and butter in a mixing bowl till smooth and creamy.
• Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Stir in flour and salt, then cherries.
• Chill for at least 30 minutes or until no longer sticky. Pat dough into a lightly greased 15" x 10" jelly roll pan. I periodically dip my hands in water so the dough doesn't stick to them.
• Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes. Cool completely and drizzle with glaze.
• To make glaze, combine powdered sugar and enough cherry juice till you get the right consistency.

MARASCHINO CHERRY ALMOND BREAD

Steps:

• Drain cherries, reserving juice; add enough water to juice to measure 1/2 cup. Cut cherries into quarters; blot dry and set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with reserved juice. Fold in cherries and almonds., Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine the almond butter ingredients. Serve with bread.

HEALTHY HOMEMADE MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Wash the cherries and remove their stems. Pit the cherries (I don't own a cherry pitter so I used a boba straw... hence why my cherries look like olives lol) and place them in a container big enough to hold 64oz (preferably a container where the cherries will be fully submerged once you add the rest of the ingredients).
• Pour in the water, vodka, stevia extract, cherry flavor, and almond extract. Gently give it a stir. Seal the container tightly and refrigerate for 2 weeks.
• After the 2 weeks, you can portion the mixture into jars, making sure to keep the cherries fully submerged in the cherry liquid.

MAKE YOUR OWN MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Soak pitted cherries overnight in heated brine.
• The next morning, drain cherries. Rinse them in cold water. Combine cherries, water, sugar, lemon juice, and red food coloring. Heat to the boiling point.
• Let stand about 24 hours. Again, boil juices, pour over cherries and let stand 24 hours. Bring to boil again. Add almond extract and cherries. Pack in hot sterilized jars and seal.
• The Ball Blue book says boil this in a water bath-pints-20 minutes, quarts-25 minutes.

REAL MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Bring the liqueur to a simmer, and then turn off the heat. Add the cherries, stir, let cool, and then pour into jars. Refrigerate. Cherries will be tasty for months.

HOMEMADE MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• The night before, place the cherries into a mesh strainer set over a bowl and thaw and to collect any juices.
• The morning of, combine the sugar and water in a saucepan. Heat on medium-low heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
• Remove off of the heat and squeeze in the juice of 1/2 a small lemon, 1 teaspoon vanilla and any juiced collected in the bottom of the bowl. Allow to cool completely.
• Spoon the thawed cherries into a pint sized jar and pour the syrup over top, leaving 1-inch at the top.
• Use a knife and work it around the edges to release any air bubbles. Cover with a tight fitting lid and refrigerated for 18 to 24 hours.

HOMEMADE MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Bring the water and pickling salt to a boil in a pot, stirring until the salt is dissolved. Let cool for 10 minutes, then pour over pitted sweet cherries. Cover and let sit 12 hours or overnight.
• Drain the cherries, discarding the brine, and rinse in cold water. Place in a bowl and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, water, lemon juice, and red food coloring, if using. Bring just to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, and remove from the heat.
• Pour the liquid over the cherries, cover, and let stand for 24 hours.
• Drain the cherries, reserving the juice. Set the cherries aside. Bring reserved juice to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract, if using.
• Pour the warm liquid over the cherries.
• Pack the cherries with the juice in clean jars and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.