From cherry smoothies to granola bars and everything in between – celebrate the season with these fresh and delicious cherry recipes!

Summertime in Michigan is a glorious thing. From asparagus to peaches and everything in between, new fruits and vegetables are popping up at the farmers market every day! Of course, no season compares to cherry season since Michigan is proud to be the nation’s largest producer of tart cherries. In fact, we have 3.8 million tart cherry trees in the state!
Whether you have tart cherries, sweet cherries or dried cherries, here are 20 new recipes to put those antioxidant-rich jewels to good use. And, since it’s still bikini season, these are all (mostly) healthy recipes you can feel good about eating all summer long.
Your fork is waiting.

















amanda
Great list!
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles
It’s cherry season, hooray!! Great roundup.
Kalee @ The Crowded Table
What a great collection of recipes! So pretty! The cherry ginger lime smoothie looks right up my alley. :)
Liz DellaCroce
I love that one too!! I heart ginger + cherry!
Lauren @ Climbing Grier Mountain
Ahhhhhh…..love me some cherries! What a fantastic round-up!
Liz DellaCroce
Thank you my friend!! xo
Shawnna
Yummy!! It all looks oh so good!!
Heather - Butter & Burlap
Love when recipes are put together like this! Especially digging those energy bites of yours… yum!
Liz DellaCroce
Thank you so much friend!