350 sherry recipes

Prize-winning cherry pie with a glossy filling thickened on the stovetop with grenadine syrup, almond extract, and butter, then baked in a flaky double crust until golden.

Handmade chocolate-covered cherries soaked overnight in kirsch brandy, then wrapped in a rich truffle mixture of milk and unsweetened chocolate. Rolled in a cocoa-powdered sugar coating for an elegant homemade confection.

Hazelnut cherry tart with a ground hazelnut pastry crust, vanilla custard filling set with gelatin, and canned cherries glazed in a rum-spiked cherry syrup topping.

Buttery oat-and-pecan crumble bars layered with cherry pie filling and mini marshmallows, baked golden. Makes 4 dozen chewy, fruit-filled bars for bake sales or cookie trays.

A quick and easy vegetarian pasta main dish with pizzazz. Fun farfalle pasta tossed with nutty almonds and asparagus in tangy buttery sauce.

Sweet pickled cherry tomatoes simmered in a thick sugar syrup with fresh ginger, lemon juice, and lemon rind until jewel-like and transparent. Makes 6 pints of gorgeous homemade preserves.

A diabetic-friendly spice cake made with whole wheat flour, sour cherries, dates, and applesauce instead of refined sugar. Warmly spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.

Pineapple cherry cake loaded with golden raisins, almonds, and candied fruit. A slow-baked fruitcake with crushed pineapple for extra moisture and lemon-vanilla flavor.

An easy crockpot recipe that will produce a scrumptious bread that will make everyone cheery.

Dried cherry oatmeal cookies with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Chewy, buttery oat cookies studded with tart dried cherries instead of the usual raisins.

Double-crust blackberry pie with a flaky shortening pastry and a simple sugar-and-flour-thickened filling. The kind of late-summer fruit pie that lets the berries do the talking.

Retro Southern Jello salad with dark cherries, crushed pineapple, and pecans set in cherry gelatin and Coca-Cola. Molded, chilled, and ready to steal the potluck.

Festive cherry bread with maraschino cherries, flaked coconut, and chopped nuts. A sweet holiday quick bread made with cherry juice for extra flavor. Makes two loaves.

Chocolate cherry cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, melted chocolate chip filling spiked with cherry liqueur, and cherry pie filling on top. A show-stopping dessert that chills for 24 hours.

Cherry dream squares with an oat-and-cake-mix crust, cherry pie filling center, and a brown sugar crumb topping with nuts. A semi-homemade bar cookie that's part crumble, part pie.

Cherried sweet potato scallop layers sweet potatoes and tart cherries in brown sugar and orange juice syrup, crowned with toasted marshmallows. A retro holiday side with a tart twist.