Maraschino cherries are also called cocktail cherries. These sweet cherries are used to garnish cocktails and desserts. An easy recipe, and no alcohol is required!
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Made by Véronique
Published at 2022-05-25, this recipe is for 10 people and takes 30 minutes.
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Updated at: 24-01-2024
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Pit the cherries, making sure the stems stay on and set them aside.
Ensure you have a large jar with a lid, or 2 small jars with lids, ready. You can easily sterilise these by boiling the clean jars in water for a few minutes.
Squeeze the juice from half a lemon and add it to a medium saucepan. Mix in the measured water, sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, a pinch of salt, and the cherry or pomegranate juice.
Heat until the sugar is completely dissolved, then add the pitted cherries.
Simmer gently for 10 minutes, but make sure the cherries don't overcook otherwise they will disintegrate.
Add the cherries, with the syrup, to the jar(s) and twist on the lids to seal. Let the cherries cool then store them in the fridge. After a few days, they will be ready to use. Enjoy!
How long can you store maraschino cherries for?
These cocktails cherries will keep for several weeks in the fridge. If you want to keep the cocktail cherries longer, you need to sterilise the jars by boiling them in water for a few minutes after filling them.
Is there maraschino liqueur in maraschino cherries?
My version is alcohol-free, but maraschino liqueur is usually used.
Where can I buy cocktail cherries/maraschino cherries?
In days gone by, maraschino cherries were readily available at most supermarkets. Nowadays, unfortunately, cocktail cherries are often only available online.
Why don't homemade maraschino cherries have the same colour as jarred cocktail cherries?
Factory cherries have undergone a chemical process which gives them their characteristic bright red/bright pink colour. With homemade maraschino cherries, no unnatural additives are used, so they will be less lurid in colour.
