With a short harvest season, cherries are a rare and sought-after fruit. Photo courtesy of Cherry Marketing Institute.

February 2007
Updated February 2009

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Cherish The Cherry

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Recipe: Cherry Tiramisu

Here’s a quick, fun cherry tiramisu recipe that you can sink your teeth into, courtesy of the Cherry Marketing Institute:

Ingredients

• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup coffee liqueur
• 1-1/2 cups pure butter shortbread
  cookie crumbs (about 30 2-inch
  cookies)
• 1 can (21-ounces) cherry filling and
  topping†
• Grated chocolate for garnish
  (optional)
• Fresh mint leaves for garnish
  (optional)

†A gourmet-quality product is available from Chukar.com.

Preparation

1. Combine ricotta cheese, confectioner’s sugar, sour cream and coffee liqueur in a large mixing bowl; mix well. Set aside.
2. In the container of an electric blender or food processor, process cookies, in small batches, until finely crushed.
3. Remove 6 cherries from cherry filling; reserve for garnish.
4. To assemble dessert, spoon 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese mixture into each of six (8-ounce) parfait glasses. Add 2 tablespoons cookie crumbs to each glass; top each with 2 tablespoons cherry filling. Repeat ricotta, crumb and cherry layers. Finish each serving with an equal portion of the remaining ricotta cheese mixture.
5. Garnish with reserved cherries, grated chocolate and mint leaves, if desired. Let chill 2 to 3 hours before serving.

Serves 6.

Cherry Resources

Traverse Bay Farms, in Bellaire, Michigan, grows cherries and sells them as dried fruit, fruit salsas, Montmorency tart cherry juice and more. They also have recipes for Cherry Salsa, Southwestern Style Cherry Slaw, Cherry, Smoked Turkey Salad, Cherry Sauce for Grilled Salmon and a Cherry Pepper Side Salad. Visit them at TraverseBayFarms.com.

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