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- So store cherries for longer shelf life
- Keep fresh cherries properly
- Freeze cherries
- Make cherry juice
- Reduce the cherries
Cooked cherries are durable for months
So store cherries for longer shelf life
Cherries are the summer fruit par excellence. Once harvested, however, they only last for a few days. Properly stored you get their aroma; Cherries can also be preserved very well in various ways.
Keep fresh cherries properly
Fresh cherries begin to rot and mold after a few days once harvested. So you should keep the following in mind in order to preserve them as long as possible and aromatic:
Freeze cherries
If you also want to enjoy your own harvest outside of the cherry season, you can freeze the cherries. In a freezer bag or a tightly closed freezer, the fruits are in good hands for several months. When freezing you have two options:
Make cherry juice
If you want to use the juice of cherries for drinks or desserts, you can easily juices cherries at home. The easiest way is with a steam extractor, because you do not have to plow the fruits for this. The juice, which is heated during hot-pressing, can be stored in sterile bottles for up to one year.
Reduce the cherries
Cherries are particularly durable when they are boiled down. Heating destroys germs that would otherwise cause the fruits to rot. You can cook cherries very well in different ways: