Cherry Soup

Total Time:Prep: 10 min. Cook: 30 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Oct. 23, 2022

My grandmother had talked about her cherry soup recipe for years, so when I received some of our state's famous Door County cherries, I just had to try it. My family liked it so well that I froze several quarts so we could enjoy it all winter! —Sue Bronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

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Ingredients

  • soup:
    • 4 cups fresh, frozen or canned red tart pitted cherries
    • 2 cups water
    • 1/4 to 1-1/4 cups sugar
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • dumplings:
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • Dash salt
    • 1 cup milk
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Directions

  1. In large saucepan, place the cherries, water, sugar and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Cook for 15 minutes or until cherries until tender. Adjust sugar, if necessary, depending on tartness of cherries.
  2. For dumplings, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir in milk. Drop by teaspoonfuls into boiling soup. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until dumplings are fluffy. Serve immediately.