That’s the thing about cherry season, the trees seem to ripen all at once and for a week or two you have bucketloads! If you have an abundance of fresh cherries (or frozen cherries), one fun and easy thing to make with them is cherry frozen yogurt. What I love about the frozen yogurt is that the yogurt is naturally tart. Bing cherries are sweet and they need something tart to intensify their flavor (which is why you typically use sour cherries for cherry pie). Also frozen yogurt is a lot easier to make than custard-based ice creams, but can still be quite creamy and smooth. This frozen yogurt will last several days in the freezer without getting too hard (which happens often with homemade ice creams). While the mixture is heating, use a potato masher to mash up the berries in the pot which will release some of their moisture. When all of the sugar has dissolved, remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes. Process the mixture in your ice cream maker for 25 minutes. You can eat it right away (it will be rather soft) or put it in the freezer for a few hours to harden up a bit. Cherry ice cream with chocolate chips, here on Simply Recipes How to make ice cream without an ice cream maker - tips from David Lebovitz Coconut Pinkcherry Yogurt from Deb of Smitten Kitchen No recipe cherry jam - from David Lebovitz (no recipe because it’s that easy)
