If you’re looking for a use of your bumper crop of fresh cherries, this list is going to give you all sorts of great recipe ideas to use them up!

1) Chai Cherry Muffins with Cinnamon Crumble
Spicy, robust chai flavor laced through ultra-moist muffins bursting with fresh, sweet, summer cherries. Forget your coffee allegiances for just a minute, because these tea infused muffins are going to have you feeling all sorts of warm, happy, morning feelings. Plus, there’s always the opportunity to wash down each bite of these Chai Cherry Muffins with a sip of your favorite Joe.
2) Pork Chops with Cherry Balsamic Sauce
Tender, juicy, flavorful pork chops are roasted in the oven, or cooked in a sous vide, then finished off with a simple and delicious cherry balsamic sauce!
3) Cherry Crisp Cake
Layers of moist vanilla cake with cherry pie filling, a crisp oat crumble, and the best vanilla bean buttercream come together to make this Cherry Crisp Cake!
4) Apple Cherry Smoothie Bowl
Dark cherries are paired with sweet apple for a smoothie that’s refreshing and filling – the perfect breakfast choice that’s easy to make and customize! Gluten free, dairy free, paleo and vegan.
5) Cherry Almond Overnight Oats
There’s not much better than opening your refrigerator in the morning and having breakfast all ready to go. Especially when that breakfast is as delicious as these Cherry Almond Overnight Oats! Made completely dairy-free with almond milk and sweetened naturally with fruit and honey (or maple syrup), this is a breakfast that tastes creamy and decadent but will also fuel you with nutritious, plant-based goodness for the whole morning.
6) Classic Cherry Pie
This homemade cherry pie is perfectly sliceable with a thick almond-hinted cherry pie filling and a golden brown buttery flaky pie crust.
7) Vegan Cherry Chocolate Chip Nice Cream
Cherry Chocolate Chip Nice Cream is dairy-free and vegan, with a creamy banana and cashew butter base, and loaded with sweet cherries and dark chocolate chips. You need just six ingredients to make this no-churn cherry nice cream!
8) Authentic Black Forest Cake
Black Forest Cake is a traditional German dessert made with chocolate sponge cake layers filled with whipped cream and cherries. This delicious cake recipe is completely made from scratch and perfect for special occasions!
9) Cherry Pistachio Quinoa Salad
Quinoa tossed with juicy cherries, nutty pistachios, and fresh mint and dressed with a simple apple cider dressing, it tastes AMAZING and is so easy to make!
10) Fresh Cherry Dessert Sauce
Fresh Cherry Dessert Sauce for ice cream, cheesecake, and more ~ no cans, no jars, nothing frozen ~ just Mother Nature’s finest, and it takes just minutes to make (ok, you have to pit the cherries, but, come on, that’s fun!) Spoon it over a scoop of ice cream, use it to top your best homemade cheesecake, or just eat it all by itself with a spoon.
11) Fresh Cherry Margarita
Cool down this summer with a Fresh Cherry Margarita! This tart yet refreshing drink is a perfect summer cherry cocktail!
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Cherry season is the best season! I want to try all of these recipes.
It SO is. If I don’t use up my cherries just by snacking on them all, I’m going to end up making this entire list by the end of summer!