Dear Mummy, British cherry season is upon us and boxes of cherries line supermarket shelves like little red jewels glistening like rubies ready to be eaten. I’m participating in the #LoveFreshCherries Challenge this summer sponsored by Love Fresh Cherries, and I can’t wait to try this tasty fruit for the first time!
See I’ve always been a little put off by the stones in cherries but we were sent a nifty kitchen gadget called a cherry stoner. A cherry stoner is invaluable for removing the stones and keeping the cherry whole. It’s a great gadget and a fun job for me to get to grips with, making it really quick and easy to get the stones out of them (as soon as I had worked out how to master it). Once I started eating cherries I couldn’t stop eating them much to my mummies bemusement. So as snacks go, these are pretty good.
Cherries are packed with vitamin C (100g provides 25% of the RDA of vitamin C) and have an abundance of antioxidants. They’re very seasonal and can be found in the UK from June to early September, so I had to be quick and pick up a punnet.
With all the hot weather we’ve been having recently ice cream has been high up my agenda but I never thought of combining it with cherries. So we decided to make a super easy American classic dessert, called a cherry knickerbocker glory.
Here’s how we made it! Watch our video to see how much fun it was to make them.
1) Get a tall glass (like the type traditionally used to serve milk shakes). They don’t have to be made of glass as you can buy plastic ones now which are a safer option.
2) Place de-stoned cherries in the base of the glass.
3) Add a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream.
4) Pour a sauce over the ice-cream, we used cherry syrup.
5) Put cream on top, we used whipped cream. Put a cherry on top and/or add an ice cream wafer.
Tah Dah! It’s really that simple! We can wait to experiment more with different toppings and more fruits too. The cherries have definitely added a lovely tasty addition to how we make ice cream desserts.
Until I took this challenge I wasn’t aware that cherries contain melatonin which is excellent for promoting good sleep. So now with a full belly I’m heading off for a nap!
Love Bella x
Disclosure – This post is an entry for the BritMums #lovefreshcherries Challenge, sponsored by Love Fresh Cherries (instagram: @LoveFreshCherries).
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I have been put off by the stones too but we tried cherries last week and Sebby adores them — he has got through 5 punnets already. Will have to see if I can find a de-stoner
Oo what a delicious idea! We picked loads of cherries recently and were stuck for things to make with them; this would have been perfect 🙂
Lovely and that expression in the first pic is superb! Commenting for myself and on behalf of BritMums and thanking you for taking part.
I used to LOVE deserts like this as a kid! Now i’m too worried about the calories to eat them lol
Ohhhhhhhhh this…this right here – Yes, I want and need. I’ll be making this soon haha x
Mm sounds delicious and looks good too! Looks like it was well enjoyed!
Totally love fresh cherries but never made knickerbocker before. It look so nice and refreshing on a hot day so going to give this a try.
Oh we love cherries and especially knicker bocker glories! I’ve not had one like that for a long time – must change that!
Oh I am really not a cherry fan, but I do love a knicker bocker glory. Totally torn now lol!
I am not really a fan of cherries but I do love a good ice cream sundae, I tend to go for chocolate versions x
We are big fans of cherries in this house so this definitely sounds like our kind of dessert!
What a fun challenge. I would love to try this with the kiddies. They love cherries.
Oh yum. I absolutely adore cherries and this makes me want to stock up on some. Delicious.
Oh wow!!! This looks amazing and definitely something my brood would enjoy. Yum!
That looks delicious! A cherry stoner is a great idea! What other desserts have you got planned I wonder!
I love cherries – I didn’t know they help sleep either! Good job Bella! Kaz & Pickle x