Maraschino cherries
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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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19.03 g
Of which saturated fats
0.00 g
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Made by Véronique
Published at 2022-05-25, this recipe is for 10 persons and takes 30 minutes.
Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.
Updated at: 2025-07-19
Preparation – 10 minutes
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.
Finishing the maraschino cherries – 20 minutes + waiting time
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.
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Per 1 serving / piece:
Of which sugars
19.03 g
Of which saturated fats
0.00 g
| Amount | Ingredient | Allergens | Kcal | Carbs | Carbs of which sugars | Fat | Fat of which saturated | Protein | Fibers | Sodium | Iron | Calcium | Magnesium | Potassium | Phosphorus | Copper | Zinc | Iodine | Selenium | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Vitamin A | Vitamin B1 | Vitamin B2 | Vitamin B6 | Vitamin B12 | Vitamin B11 | Vitamin E | Vitamin K | Vitamin K1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | gram | cherries | 16.20 | 3.60 g | 3.45 g | 0.03 g | - | 0.15 g | 0.45 g | - | 0.12 mg | 3.00 mg | 3.00 mg | 72.00 mg | 9.00 mg | 0.03 mg | 0.03 mg | - | - | 1.50 mg | - | - | 0.01 mg | 0.01 mg | 0.01 mg | - | 1.20 µg | - | - | - | |
| 27.5 | ml | water | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 15 | gram | sugar | 60.30 | 14.85 g | 14.85 g | - | - | - | - | - | 0.02 mg | - | 0.30 mg | 0.60 mg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.05 | lemon | 2.16 | 0.39 g | 0.18 g | 0.02 g | - | 0.03 g | 0.13 g | 0.12 mg | 0.01 mg | 0.60 mg | 0.60 mg | 9.00 mg | 1.20 mg | - | 0.01 mg | - | - | 2.70 mg | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.48 µg | - | - | - | ||
| 0.1 | teaspoon | vanilla extract | 1.73 | 0.46 g | 0.46 g | - | - | - | - | 0.05 mg | - | 0.07 mg | 0.02 mg | 0.89 mg | 0.04 mg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.05 | teaspoon | almond extract | nuts | 0.95 | 0.10 g | 0.10 g | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0.1 | pinch | of salt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.00 mg | - | 0.01 mg | 0.29 mg | 0.01 mg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.5 | ml | cherry or pomegranate juice | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 81.34 | 19.39 g | 19.03 g | 0.05 g | - | 0.18 g | 0.58 g | 40.17 mg | 0.14 mg | 3.68 mg | 4.21 mg | 82.49 mg | 10.24 mg | 0.03 mg | 0.04 mg | - | - | 4.20 mg | - | - | 0.01 mg | 0.01 mg | 0.01 mg | - | 1.68 µg | - | - | - | ||||
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