Easy Sugar-Free Cherry Sauce Recipe without Cornstarch (2024)

FAQs

How do you preserve cherries without sugar? ›

Without liquid or sweetening, pack cherries into containers to within 1/2 inch from top. If pint or quart freezer bags are used, fill to within 3/4 inches from the top. Squeeze out as much air as possible. Seal and label.

Cherries, pitted or with pits, may be frozen without sugar, in water or unsweetened fruit juice, or dry, but the texture will be softer when thawed. Sweet cherries may be frozen in a single layer on shallow trays before packing into containers or zip-type plastic bags to prevent them from sticking together.

The easiest way to freeze cherries is to wash them, blot them dry gently with a paper towel and then arrange them on a cookie sheet. Place them in the freezer for a couple of hours. Then take and seal them in zip-loc bags and place them back in the freezer. You can pull them out at any time to eat them.

Cherries require coolness and dryness. Getting your cherries in the fridge—and quickly—will automatically keep them fresh longer. If you skip washing and lay them out flat (rather than pile them on top of each other in a bag or container), you'll see even better results.

One is to coat the fruit as it is cut with a solution of 1 teaspoon crystalline ascorbic acid or 3,000 mg crushed vitamin C tablets per cup of water. Another is to drop the cut pieces in a solution of water and ascorbic acid, citric acid, or lemon juice.

You can home can delicious sweet or sour cherries for future use in cooking or for eating on their own. Here, we are canning them plain in water, to provide total flexibility in how they are used in the future. If you canned them sweetened, that could restrict their use.

The cherries that have stems, I will put them into a half gallon or gallon sized mason jar with a paper towel at the bottom. The mason jar of cherries should be stored in the fridge and they will last for about three weeks. The bowl of cherries should also be placed in the fridge, but be sure to eat those first!

Fill sterilized jars with cherries up to the "neck" of the jar. Pour water into a large pan and bring to a boil. Add sugar and keep boiling until sugar dissolves. Pour hot simple syrup over cherries into the jars up to 1/8-inch from the top.

Cherries will last in the freezer for around 6 months but will be fine up to a year when properly frozen. This means you can enjoy the sweet taste of cherries year-round, even when the cherry season is over.

Yes. AS with most fruit the freezing process will make them quite mushy once defrosted as the ice crystals break open the cell walls but they will retain their colour and flavour and can be used for puree, sauces, jam and as an ingredient in any cooking.

Can you freeze sour cherries without pitting them? ›

You can opt to freeze cherries whole, pit and all, but knowing that I would probably use the cherries right out of the freezer in a smoothie or feed them to my toddler (once thawed), I chose to save time later and do this step now. If you have a cherry pitter, use it!

You can, of course, put them into a classic cherry pie, but beyond that, cherries stand up nicely to heat and add a tangy, bright pop to savory dishes. You can roast them, fry them, stir-fry them, and dehydate them.

To keep your cherries fresh, you should refrigerate them. You just need to put the cherries in a resealable plastic bag, and then place the bag in the refrigerator. They will stay fresh for 3–5 days, or even up to two weeks. If you keep cherries at room temperature, then you should be prepared to eat them immediately.

Freezing fresh cherries for later use keeps the sweet taste of summer around. And it's super easy to do—all you need is a freezer. You can eat them straight out of the freezer for a cooling snack on a sweltering summer day.

Fresh cherries last three to four days if kept on the counter and can last up to a week in the refrigerator. Only rinse cherries right before eating, as liquid will quicken the spoiling process. Cherries can last longer if frozen properly, keeping for up to six months.

Store unwashed cherries between layers of paper towels, but if that's too much work, focus on keeping them dry and cold at a minimum. Stored correctly, cherries will last for around a week in the fridge. If you want to keep them longer, consider freezing the fruits in airtight plastic bags.

Extend cherries' shelf life by placing them on a baking sheet. If you wish to store your cherries for longer, separate them on a baking sheet in a single layer and put them in the refrigerator. Spacing them out will prevent bruising, and they will last longer in the fridge than on the countertop.