Morello Cherries

alstro · **Joined:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:26 am **Posts:** 140

I saw some dark morello cherries in a jar at Trader Joe's and was considering a pie or tart with them. I'm wondering about the sugar content. Would they be comparable to a sour or a sweet cherry? Has anyone tried them? Deb

BeckyH · **Joined:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:03 pm **Posts:** 1149

They are fairly tart, but the jarred ones make a nice pie filling. They work well in a Black Forest torte as well. The syrup can be used over ice cream or in mixed drinks. Definitely worth trying if you like cherries.

wino · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2017 1:04 pm

Cook's Illustrated had this to say on that:

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Although most of these cherry products made a cobbler filling that looked good, only one—jarred Morello cherries from Trader’s Joe—made a filling that tasted good. We loved their deep ruby red color, tart flavor, and plump and meaty texture. In fact, these cherries delivered bracing flavor and a great chew right out of the jar.

JesBelle · **Joined:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:50 pm **Posts:** 2062

I've always used them in CI's cherry cobbler.

alstro · **Joined:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:26 am **Posts:** 140

Thanks all. Deb

alstro · **Joined:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:26 am **Posts:** 140

I made a tart with this recipe. http://www.cookiemadness.net/2016/05/al ... e-filling/
I can't eat gluten so I used the CI GF pie crust recipe. The dough was a bit tender but the tart was very good.

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