I think it is a shame that the cherry is so often the shadow of other summer fruit. Puddings abound using strawberries, raspberries and blueberries but inexplicably the cherry is less popular. It’s a shame as cherries are delicious, beautiful and adaptable. I have fond memories of cherry stone spitting contests from when I was a child, and can quite happily eat a large bag of cherries when they are in season.
I’ve used a glug of the delicious, both sweet and tart Cherry Good; a cherry juice drink made with Montmorency cherries, in a simple syllabub, which takes just 5 minutes to throw together. To be sure to impress, pile it into a martini glass to serve.
Recipe: Easy Cherry Syllabub
Ingredients
For the Soaked Cherries
- 40 g dried cherries
- 40 ml Cherry Good cherry Juice
For the Syllabub
- 300 ml double cream
- 70 g icing sugar
- 120 ml Cherry Good cherry juice
- 2 tbs Kirsch - optional
Instructions
- Place the dried cherries and 40ml of the cherry juice in a bowl and allow to soak overnight until the cherries are plump. Drain any remaining juice off and make up to 60ml with more cherry juice.
- Place the cream and icing sugar into a large bowl, and whip with an electric mixer until the cream holds a soft peak. Slowly add the cherry juice and Kirsch (if using) until the mixture has thickened, but is still floppy.
- Place a few of the soaked dried cherries at the bottom of 4 serving glasses, cut the rest into quarters and fold into the syllabub.
- Divide the mixture between the serving glasses and chill in the fridge for up to 4 hours before serving.
Recipe commissioned by Cherry Good. Get some from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Waitrose and Morrison’s for £1.50 per litre carton.
Camilla
What a fabulously simple idea and I still need to try this cherry juice:-)
Helen
The Cherry Good is excellent. lovely product.
Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness
I needed to look up what a syllabub was. But it sounds amazing. I personally LOVE cherries :)
Helen
Thank you Cathleen. I wonder if syllabub is just a British dish? I’d better edit the post and explain.
DANIELLE VEDMORE
Cherry!! My favourite fruit! Bookmarked!
Helen
Enjoy it!
Brian Jones
This sounds delicious and really simple, as we still have a few cherries on the tree will definitely give this a go this week :)
Helen
It was so good, and so so easy!
Sarah Maison Cupcake
I adore cherries. My grandfather grew a cherry tree from a stone when he was around Ted’s age and over fifty years later when I was living in the same house, my dad built me a swing from the tree. I used to look forward to picking the cherries every summer!
Love the look of cherry syllabub, I haven’t made a syllabub for ages!
Helen
I love cherries too. So sadly underated. What a lovely story about the cherry tree
Laura@howtocookgoodfood
You are so right, cherries are in fact overlooked but not only that, they are the most beautiful of all fruits. So I am now dying to try out this recipe and trying to imagine what cherry juice tastes like!
Helen
The Cherrygood is a really excellent product Laura. I’ve been doing some other interesting things with it.
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
You had me at easy Helen. I am actually lucky in that OH’s dad has lots of cherry trees in his fruit cage so with those and some cherry good juice I should be good to go.
Helen
How lovely to have fresh cherries in the garden! This recipe is so so easy!
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs
Can you believe I’ve never made a syllabub?! This look delicious though – really light, perfect for summer :-)
Helen
Make a syllabub! I think that technically this is flavoured cream as syllabub needs alcohol. But it is still delicious.
Helen @ family-friends-food.com
This looks dreamy! Syllabub is so delicious and easy, and I always forget about it! Thanks for this lovely-looking reminder. I can see this dessert featuring in our summer menus :-D
Helen
It is so easy to make, and when served like this looks so impressive. It is all about effort to glory!