Take A Bite Of 8 Dark, Sweet Cherry Recipes

The juicy cherries take on an herby note when stewed together on the grill. Drizzle over ice cream with a salty-sweet caramel sauce for an out-of-this-world sundae that perfectly finishes a meal of barbecued meats.

This recipe takes the basic concept of a tiramisu, which is usually layers of coffee-soaked biscuits and sweetened mascarpone cheese, and subs in a dense chocolate cake and fresh cherries, still dolloped with the fluffy cheese. It’s summery, elegant and so very delicious.

Chocolate and cherries are one heck of a pair, and their teamwork shines through in this rich take on cinnamon rolls that are vegan too.

These free-form pies are so simple and really maximize fresh cherries, with a bit of chocolate to give them that Black Forest flavor.

If you’ve never added fresh cherries to your brownies, here’s your cue to start because it makes them fudgier and even richer.

This isn’t your kid’s cherry snow cone. This very cherry granita is sultry and dark, packed with flavors in a way the bright red stuff could never.

It wouldn’t be summer without cherry pie. This recipe adds in a pinch of dried lavender for a floral twist and makes them into mini pies in small cast-iron skillets. The result is something rustic and very garden-to-table.

These sweet little cheesecake bites have a base of vanilla cake, fresh, homemade cherry filling and a topper of cream cheese frosting for layers and layers of deliciousness.