Canned sweet cherries are ripe cherries packed in water rather than syrup, making them a less sweet option than their syrup-packed counterparts. They’re sold with both the fruit and the packing liquid included.
They’re handy for baking — think cherry clafoutis, Black Forest cake, or stirred through muffin batter. They also work well spooned over yoghurt or ice cream, or folded into a fruit salad when fresh cherries are out of season. Because they’re packed in water rather than heavy syrup, they have a cleaner cherry flavour.
Canned cherries are available year-round, which makes them a practical pantry staple given that fresh cherry season in Australia is relatively short, running from late November through February.
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Nutrition (per 100g)
1 cup, pitted is about 248 g — roughly 110 kcal of this.
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