Northern Cherry Puffs
Michigan is the top cherry-producing state in the country. This is one of my family's favorite cherry recipes.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh or frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, thawed and drained
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring, optional
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup milk
- SAUCE:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 cups fresh or frozen pitted dark sweet cherries
- 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring, optional
- Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream
Reviews
I cut the recipe in half, then put them in three 7oz ramekins. Worked perfectly! I ran out of almond extract, so I used just a tad of vanilla. Cutting an egg in half was...interesting....I think next time I will chop up the cherries (I used fresh) more for the bottom of the ramekin. My cherries were pretty large and even cut in half they weren't covering the bottom. For the sauce, I again cut the cherries in half and I think that worked well. I felt like the sauce was a bit too sugary for me, but my husband loved it, and I think most people will (I'm just not a huge fan of sugar). I might try to lower the sugar next time. I still think this is a 5 star recipe though, as it is only my preference for lower sugar. I will make this again.
I have made these twice and am going to make them again. The only thing I changed was using 8 smaller ramekins because the 10 oz ones were too big to eat by myself. This gives you more servings to share with friends and family as well. Enjoy!!!
My husband loved this recipe, light, tart and tasty. It is a recipe that I will make over and over again.
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