Not around long, so every year when I see them I snatch them up in a hurry.
They freeze well in storage bags too!
If you haven't heard about these types of cherries and are a fan of sweet cherries your truly missing out on the best kind, rainier cherries.
A few years back a friend told me about these and said, she had tried these and never looked back at any other kind.
Always guaranteed sweet, firm, and absolutely delicious flavor cherries. A bit pricey but worth every penny.
The Rainier Cherry is the sweetest of all the sweet cherries. With its characteristic cream-colored flesh, Rainier Cherry farmers will not pick them until the sugar Brix (a measure of how sweet the cherry is)
Rainier Cherry Muffins
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup oil
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cups sugar + extra to dust on top
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease muffins tins with cooking oil or use paper liners.
In a large mixing bowl, beat egg; stir in milk and oil. Mix in remaining ingredients, except cherries just until flour is moistened and everything is well incorporated. The batter will be lumpy
Fold in one cup of washed, stemmed, pitted then chopped rainier cherries Fill prepared muffin tin to 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
In a separate bowl add 1 cup of confectionery sugar and water to make a thin icing. Drizzle over the tops of muffins while warm.
Rainier Cherry Cobbler
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2/3 cup white sugar
1 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
3 1/2 cups fresh rainier cherries, pitted
1/2 cup white sugar
Directions
Mix 2/3 sugar, butter or margarine, flour, salt, baking powder, and milk together. Place cherries in the bottom of a 9-inch square pan. Spread dough over cherries.
In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch. Stir in boiling water. Pour mixture over the dough.
Bake at 375 degrees for 55 minutes or till brown on top. Serve warm with whipped cream or french vanilla ice cream.
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I cannot choose, they are both fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThey look very yummy! I love both of them.
ReplyDeleteI always pick them up when they are BOGO at Publix! my fave! haven't cooked with them though, this dessert looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThey're both so wonderful. I'm dreaming now of Raniers!
ReplyDeleteOh I have never tried any rainier cherries. I am indeed missing out.
ReplyDeleteWow. Give me both. Love - JUST LOVE the photo of the lone cherry. So cool. :)
ReplyDeleteA heavenly cobbler,can never get enough of cherries,simply love this summer's best fruit:D
ReplyDeleteThey are all so good, love me some cherry cobbler!
ReplyDeleteBon appetit!
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oh my Clauda, both of these are just great, my sweet tooth is calling...all of them
ReplyDeleteRainier cherries are my favorite and I am always looking for an interesting way to use them. You have the best ideas! I will be trying these with my next basket.
ReplyDeleteThese muffins look fantastic! I'm loving adding cherries to baked goods now that they are in season, and yours look fantastic :)
ReplyDeleteDroolworthy pics.. YUMM YUMM..
ReplyDeleteI will definitely be making this - as soon as I stop munching on the cherries. Can't decide between the two of them so maybe both! I need an excuse to use my cherry pitter! They are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love all cherries, and have never cooked with Rainier cherries. These recipes look great!
ReplyDeleteInteresting cherry lesson.
ReplyDeleteI pick the cobbler, but I also like how you drizzled the icing in the muffin shot!
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The dessert of Kings!
ReplyDelete...I haven't cherries here..I'd like to try this gorgeous sweet recipe - ideal for me :))
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Gera
Two of the most scrumptious cherry recipes! Heavenly! I haven't seen these kind in our markets yet. They sound like a real treat.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had cherries in forever it seems. I remember picking them from the tree atop my grandfather's shoulder! Lovin' the muffins, you know I'm a big muffin addict! The countdown is on, Red will be off to London in just a few more days. Maybe after I get done crying I'll try these muffins.
ReplyDeleteboth are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who will love these. She goes through cherries by the pounds!
ReplyDeleteI love cherries! These recipes look really good.
ReplyDeleteI would love either one with my coffee right now. Boy do they look good!
ReplyDeleteOh, I wish I knew that you could freeze them before I ate ALL of mine. So sad. I will have to make this next year!
ReplyDeleteI grew up on Rainier cherries and also snatch them up whenever they appear. Both the muffins and the cobbler look like a wonderful way to highlight their sweet flavor.
ReplyDeleteIt's a post like this that takes me back to my youth and helping my grandfather (who was a fruit farmer) pick cherries.
ReplyDeleteI miss him. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Great post. I am a big fan of Rainier cheeries.
ReplyDeleteHow generous - two recipes in one post! I love cherries but have never tried the Rainier. They are costly and the colour somehow makes me imagine they are on the tart side. Now I know better.Thanks for the heads up :)
ReplyDeleteIt isn't fair that we have to choose one or the other. Why can't we just eat both?? They look heavenly Claudia.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful recipes with some of my favorite cherries! I really want a bite (or 10) of each :D
ReplyDeleteWowwww! This looks so good, Claudia! So creative
ReplyDeleteI will take 2 servings of each...to start of with:) Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHey Claudia, as a cherry fan, I must say that this looks amazing! I want some right now with ice cream (smile). Actually I also want some almond cake with it...
ReplyDeleteyum! they look cute!
ReplyDeleteNot sure why this hasn't been addressed but the muffin recipe calls for far too much baking powder. 4t = way too much. i've lessened it to 2 and still think that's excessive. just an FYI.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your wonderful comments
ReplyDelete@Anonymous clarify: I have been making these for over 30 years with that amount of baking powder 4 teaspoons is the correct amount for the recipe...thank you for your input you can adapt it to your own preference... :)
Oh, yeah, those Rainier cherries are addictive..so sweet and wonderful! Both recipes look fabulous, Claudia!!
ReplyDeleteI love rainier cherries! I would be a hero inn the house with the muffins....
ReplyDeleteGreat post-I love cherries and think the rainier ones are the best. I will need to get some soon. The pictures are awesome Thanks for sharing-buzzed it!
ReplyDeleteYUMMO!! I love cherries! I will have one of each, please. :)
ReplyDeleteLove ranier cherries. They were on sale yesterday for $3.99 lb. That's a steal here! I'd love to have a huge serving of cobbler and a muffin right about now!
ReplyDeleteThank you for these recipes. I managed to buy about 4 lbs of Rainier cherries yesterday for $1.99/lb. Then reality hit. LOL!
ReplyDelete(found your site when I googled Rainier cherry recipes)
Tried making the muffins, they turned out very doughy after 20 minutes in the oven, extended time to 30 minutes but still too dense. May need to alter recipe for high altitude to include a little more flour. Not sure what went wrong followed recip to a tee.
ReplyDeleteGosh I am sorry to hear that John I make them every year and not a problem. I am not sure what to even recommend trying. . Sorry the recipe dissappointed you
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