
I love summer as it means warm and sunny, colourful, BBQ, and lots of fruits to eat! I have a soft spot for berries; they look pretty, colourful and tasty. During summer, when I go food shopping, those berries at the fruits section always catch my attention. Admiring them from far, it seems that they are waving at me and say ‘buy and eat me’!
Amongst so many kinds of berries, one of my favourites has to be cherries! I went to farmers market last week to get some fresh produce and saw lots of cherries on display. They looked plum and juicy. Without thinking much, I bought 1kg for about £5.00. At first, I was planning to eat half of them raw. And the other half, to bake something. Then, I remembered I baked Cherry Clafoutis last year, so, this time I will make something different.
I decided to use all the cherries that I bought to make into compote. Compote can be made by cooking whole or slices of fruits with sugar. A little bit of water is added along with the sugar to the fruits in a saucepan and cook over a gentle heat. Vanilla can be used to infuse the syrup if desired. I opted for vanilla sugar, which I always keep a pot in my kitchen. Making compote is very easy, you can use whatever fruits that you want. Cook on low heat to warm and break it down slightly. Compote can be used as a base for a dessert or eat accompany with ice cream, breakfast porridge, pancakes or even on its own!
As a yogurt lover, I naturally think of thick and creamy greek yogurt! Apart of eating greek yogurt with greek honey, I think I will not say no to serve it with cherry compote. Instead of using the yogurt as how it is, I decided to make cheats frozen yogurt! No, I don’t have that little gadget called ice-cream maker, so, I did it the manual way. Well, I am guess the texture is probably not as smooth as what is churned using ice-cream maker. So, I just make do with it. I will be thinking of getting a small ice-cream maker one day, perhaps. But, for now, I still enjoy this simple yet delicious dessert. 😉
Times like that I wish I have an ice-cream maker too! I've been eating lots of cherries too, just not baking or cooking cherries. I'm a little scared of the cough syrup flavour.
I need to think if I need an ice-cream maker… hehehe..
Oh yeah, the cherries that you bought, where are they from?
I usually get them from M&S. Sains has nice cherries sometimes, they come in loose bags, really dark and sweet. Sains used to stock really huge Kordia cherries: http://www.pigpigscorner.com/2009/08/huge-kordia-…
I don't see them this yr =(
Ann,
So that was bought in August last year, let's hope that we will see these Kordia cherries this year, in August!! I read somewhere that British cherries are usually sweeter than those from other countries. The ones I bought are from Turkey and I think they are less sweet as what I expected. They are juicy but not sweet enough. I am going to keep an eye on Kordia cherries!!!
The Kordia cherries were the sweetest I’ve had! Most of the cherries now are from Turkey, even the M&S ones.
Ann,
I went to M&S just now and they have 3 more varieties than the Turkish ones.. These varieties are from the UK, 2 are from Kent and 1 is from Hertfordshire. I like the one from Kent but it's not Kordia, though. I think I am going to do a Cherry tasting this weekend.. 🙂
Hi Leemei,
The cherries look so fresh, plump and juicy. Just curious, are they locally grown?
I've been eating lots of cherries too, just love them.
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I’m looking for something I could do with cherries! This is awesome!bookmarked it..
It is really yummy… 🙂
Mmm this is going to be my summer project!
You'll love it 🙂 If you have ice-cream maker, it is really simple dessert to make.
This is a great way to combine yogurt and Cherry, I have added mint in it for the flavours it was fabulous!
Thanks Sarah! Added mint is definitely a great idea! I will do that!
I am so making this when December somes – looks so fresh and summery, beautiful!
Thanks! 🙂 I hope you will like it.
Wonderful way to eat yoghurt. I should try this too. Thanks very much for sharing.
No worries, hope you will enjoy it like I do.
You know how I feel about cherries, but I sure love frozen yogurt!!! I love your shots, Lee Mei … and your new watermark. 🙂
Hi5! I love cherries too!
Thanks for your compliment… I am glad that you love my new watermark 😉
Cherries are on offer now. I have 3 punnets sitting in the fridge waiting for me. Yum yum! Will try out your recipe for sure. 😉
3 punnets!! How much did it cost you per punet? I heard that it could be expensive in Asia? Where are they from, do you know?
I got them from NTUC @ S$3.90 (250g) per punnet from US. We got a better one from a wholesaler @ S$14 per kg (http://www.sunmoonfood.com/). So sweet!!!! Fruit is cheap in Singapore. Want to come? 😉
The price is pretty reasonable. Next time I shall visit you and will eat all the fruits I could 😉
I love cherries! one of the best thing about being here in US, cos I can buy lotsa cherries!!
Thanks for dropping by! Yippie, I think I really love summer… cos of berries.. 🙂
This looks great! I don't have an ice cream maker either and am always encouraged when others are making frozen treats without one. A little stirring never hurt nobody 8).
Thanks! A little of stirring is quite a good exercise.. hehe
I really love the looks of this dessert. totally refreshing for the warm weather! =)
Definitely! 🙂
I grew up near a cherry farm…always had cherries in abundance, now I must rely on markets…..ice-cream and cheeries look divine!
I wish I grew up in a cherry farm! That must be awesome… are cherries from SA good? I have never tried..
Fresh berries ARE very tempting indeed. I can't escape the berries' clutches too. But they never last long for me to make anything out of it 😛 ..your photos are amazing.
Thanks!
Yeah, I am going crazy over cherries..
I’m a big fan of cherries too. Here comes the season of cherries in my country. I’d buy wherever I spot them, lol.
Your berry compote is perfectly done, really tempting.
Thank you. I am a big fan too, that's why I love summer 😉
No doubt this is a lovely dessert, but it is also hard to resist eating these cherries fresh. They just look so fresh in your pictures.
Oh yeah… I love to eat the cherries fresh too.. I have been buying quite a lot.. 🙂