Cherries add great flavor - and antioxidants to gluten-free buckle, cheesecake, preserves, easy candy clusters and, of course, pie!
1. Gluten-Free Cherry Almond Buckle
Buckles are old-fashioned, Americana cakes loaded with fruit. When the cake batter bakes, the generous amount of fruit in the batter rises up and "buckles" the surface of the cake, hence the name "buckles."
2. Blackbird Bakery Classic Gluten-Free Individual Cherry Pies
This gorgeous recipe for Classic Gluten-Free Individual Cherry Pies comes from the creatively talented gluten-free baker Karen Morgan. Karen is the founder of Blackbird Bakery in Austin, Texas, author of the recently released cookbook Blackbird Bakery Gluten-Free and the blog "The Art of Gluten-Free Cooking."
Recipe for Blackbird Bakery Classic Gluten-Free Individual Cherry Pies
3. Gluten-Free New York-Style Cherry Cheesecake
This decadent gluten-free version of New York cheesecake is made with 2 pounds of cream cheese and 1 pound of sour cream! The crust is made with gluten-free graham-style crackers and the cake is topped with gluten-free canned cherry pie filling. The result of this easy recipe- a spectacular, wildly crowd-pleasing dessert.
4. Spiced Brandied Cherries
This recipe for spiced brandied cherries comes from our Guide to Local Foods. When cherries are in season preserve them using this delectable recipe and you will have your own homemade supply of spiced brandied cherries to enjoy throughout the year.
Recipe for Spiced Brandied Cherries from About.com Guide to Local Foods
5. Cherry Almond Clusters
This super easy recipe, from our Guide to Candy is a combination of tart dried cherries, toasted almonds and velvety white chocolate - yum! What a great gift from the kitchen this simple homemade candy recipe would be!
Recipe for Cherry Almond Clusters from About.com Guide to Candy






