Oven Dried Cherries
Oven dried cherries are the perfect thing to make when you find yourself with an abundance of cherries. They are great on salads or simply eaten as a snack!
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Fresh cherries stems and pits removed
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 200°F or the lowest setting your oven goes (mine is 170°F). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Wash cherries and pat dry. Remove the stems and pits and cut in half.
- Transfer cherry halves to your parchment lined baking sheet, making sure they aren’t overlapping or touching each other
- Bake for 6-8 hours or until cherries have shriveled up into a raisin like looking blob. You’ll want to turn them every few hours so that they dry more evenly.
- Once cooled completely, store in an airtight container.
Notes:
It took closer to 8 hours for my cherries to dry out. I started with the oven at 170°F for the first 6 hours and then raised it to 200°F for the last two hours. I also had a very full baking sheet, so it may take less time if you don’t do a full bag of cherries like I did.