Best 10 Cherry Old Fashioned Recipes

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Indulge in the timeless charm of the Cherry Old Fashioned, a classic cocktail elevated with the sweet and tangy allure of cherries. This sophisticated libation strikes a harmonious balance between the robust flavors of bourbon and the refreshing notes of cherries. As you sip on this delightful concoction, let the flavors transport you to a bygone era, where elegance and simplicity reigned supreme.

Discover a treasure trove of Cherry Old Fashioned recipes within this article, each offering a unique twist on this cherished classic. Embark on a culinary journey as you explore variations that showcase the versatility of this iconic cocktail. From the traditional recipe that pays homage to its roots to modern interpretations that incorporate unexpected ingredients, there's a Cherry Old Fashioned for every palate and occasion.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

OLD FASHIONED BAKED SOUR CHERRY PUDDING



Old Fashioned Baked Sour Cherry Pudding image

My little granddaugher loves pink, I can't wait to make this wonderful treat for her. Best of all it tastes delicious and is really quick and easy to make. A perfect dessert served plain or with some vanilla bean ice cream. It is best served warm.

Provided by Baby Kato

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 2/3 cups sugar, divided
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
14 1/2 ounces tart cherries, pitted and undrained
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Combine 2/3 cup sugar, flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
  • Mix milk and almond extract together and lightly stir into the flour mixture.
  • Pour batter into a greased 11 x 7 " pan and set aside.
  • In a small pot, add the cherries, butter and 1 cup sugar and bring to a boil.
  • Cook, constantly stirring for 2 minutes until the sugar disolves.
  • Add the toasted almonds, stir well and spoon the mixture over the batter.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

CHERRY OLD-FASHIONED



Cherry Old-Fashioned image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 ounces bourbon
1 ounce amarena or maraschino cherry juice
4 dashes Angostura bitters
2 orange slices, for garnish
2 amarena cherries, for garnish

Steps:

  • Divide the bourbon, cherry juice and bitters between 2 rocks glasses and stir. Add some ice and garnish with an orange slice and a cherry. Serve immediately.

OLD-FASHIONED CHERRY TORTE



Old-Fashioned Cherry Torte image

When my mom was a little girl, my great-grandma Alice would make this easy dessert. The torte, with its sweet-salty combination of cherries, meringue and a saltine crust is still a favorite today. -Danielle Brandt, Ruthton, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup crushed saltines
1/2 cup butter, melted
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
1-3/4 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped

Steps:

  • Combine cracker crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom of a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish., In a large bowl, beat the egg whites, vinegar and vanilla on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread meringue evenly over crust. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack., Spread pie filling over meringue. Top with whipped cream. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 244 calories, Fat 15g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 44mg cholesterol, Sodium 153mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

OLD-FASHIONED CHERRY VANILLA PIE



Old-Fashioned Cherry Vanilla Pie image

Categories     Dairy     Dessert     Bake     Cherry     Summer     Gourmet

Yield Makes 1 pie

Number Of Ingredients 15

For dough
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) cold unsalted butter
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cold vegetable shortening
5 to 7 tablespoons ice water
For cherry filling
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup quick-cooking tapioca
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6 cups fresh or frozen pitted tart cherries (about 3 1/2 pints fresh, picked over)
2 tablespoons vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Make dough:
  • Cut butter into pieces. In a bowl with a pastry blender or in a food processor blend or pulse together flour, salt, butter, and shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 5 tablespoons ice water and toss or pulse just until mixture forms a dough, adding additional ice water, a little at a time, if dough is too dry. Divide dough in half and flatten each piece into a disk. Chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 30 minutes and up to 3 days.
  • Make filling:
  • In a small bowl stir together sugar, tapioca, salt, and cinnamon. In a large heavy skillet cook fresh or frozen cherries over moderately high heat, stirring, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon transfer cherries to a heatproof bowl. Add sugar mixture to cherry juices in skillet and simmer, stirring, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir cherry sauce and vanilla into cherries and cool.
  • Line lower rack of oven with foil and preheat oven to 400° F.
  • On a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin roll out 1 piece dough into an 11-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick). Fit dough into a 9-inch (1-quart) pie plate, leaving a 3/4-inch overhang. Pour filling into shell and chill, loosely covered with plastic wrap.
  • On a lightly floured surface roll out remaining dough into an 11-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick) and with a sharp knife or fluted pastry wheel cut into 1-inch-wide strips. Working on a sheet of wax paper set on a baking sheet, weave pastry strips in a close lattice pattern. Chill or freeze lattice on wax paper on a flat surface 20 minutes, or until firm. Brush edge of filled shell with cold water and slide lattice off wax paper and onto pie. Let lattice stand 10 minutes to soften. Trim edges flush with rim of pie plate and crimp decoratively. Gently brush lattice top with cold water and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Bake pie in middle of oven 45 minutes, or until pastry is golden and filling just begins to bubble, and transfer to a rack to cool slightly. Serve pie warm with ice cream.

CHERRY BRANDY OLD-FASHIONED



Cherry Brandy Old-Fashioned image

This old-fashioned recipe features the flavor of cherry brandy instead of whiskey. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 maraschino cherry
1 teaspoon bitters
1/2 teaspoon chopped crystallized ginger
1/3 cup ice cubes
1/3 cup ginger ale, chilled
1-1/2 ounces brandy
1/2 to 1 ounce maraschino cherry juice
Maraschino cherry with a stem, optional

Steps:

  • In a rocks glass, muddle the cherry, bitters and ginger. Add ice. Pour in the ginger ale, brandy and cherry juice. Garnish with a cherry if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 12mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

SOUR CHERRY OLD-FASHIONED



Sour Cherry Old-Fashioned image

Bursting with sweet syrup, sour cherries impart a vivid fruit flavor to this retro-style cocktail. Curls of lemon zest add a bit of zing to the whiskey's hints of rich oak.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Yield Makes 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

24 frozen sour cherries
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup whiskey
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons kirsch
Thin lemon-zest strips (from 1 lemon)

Steps:

  • Place cherries in a heatproof bowl. Stir water and sugar in small saucepan to dissolve sugar. Bring to a boil, and pour over cherries. Let cool completely. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • Drain cherries, reserving syrup. Thread 4 cherries onto each of 6 skewers. Make 3 drinks at a time: Pour 6 tablespoons whiskey, 3 tablespoons kirsch, and 4 1/2 teaspoons reserved syrup in a cocktail shaker 3/4 filled with ice. Shake and pour into chilled glasses. Garnish each with a skewer and 2 to 3 strips lemon zest. Repeat for the second batch.

CHERRY-ORANGE OLD-FASHIONED



Cherry-Orange Old-Fashioned image

Bourbon infused with sour cherries and orange zest takes the classic cocktail to the next level.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Entertaining     Cocktail Party Ideas

Time 5m

Yield Makes 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 orange slices
2 ounces Cherry-Orange Bourbon
Ginger ale
Maraschino cherries

Steps:

  • In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add orange slices and bourbon. Shake well, pour into a highball glass, and top with ginger ale and cherries.

OLD-FASHIONED CHERRY CLAFOUTIS



Old-Fashioned Cherry Clafoutis image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 cups pitted cherries (1 to 1 1/2 pounds whole cherries)
2 tablespoons whiskey
1/4 teaspoon Angostura bitters
Unsalted butter, for the baking dish
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
4 large eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon coarse sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Toss the cherries, whiskey and bitters in a bowl and let sit at room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Drain the cherries and reserve the liquid. Butter a 10-inch pie plate and arrange the cherries in the plate in a single layer.
  • Whisk the half-and-half, reserved cherry liquid, eggs, flour, sugar, lemon zest, orange zest and salt in a large bowl. Pour over the cherries and bake until the edges start pulling away from the sides of the pan and the top is lightly golden, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the coarse sugar. Switch the oven to the broiler setting and broil the clafoutis until golden brown and bubbling, 1 to 3 minutes. Let cool at least 10 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED CHERRY COBBLER



Old Fashioned Cherry Cobbler image

This is a wonderful comfort treat! I live in Maine and have plenty of cold winter nights to try out lots of baked goodies...we substitute with blueberry and find it is just as yummy. Enjoy :)

Provided by Pamela Waters

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 c all purpose flour
1/3 c sugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
2 Tbsp butter or margarine, softened
2/3 c undiluted evaporated milk
1 3/4 c cherry pie filling

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, butter and evaporated milk; mix well. Spread batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Spread cherry pie filling over the batter. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

SOUR-CHERRY OLD-FASHIONED



Sour-Cherry Old-Fashioned image

Sour cherries are too tart to eat raw, but go down amazingly easy when you muddle them with sugar and douse them with whiskey in this spin on a classic old fashioned.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Time 5m

Yield 1 cocktail.

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 sour cherries, stemmed and pitted
One 2-inch strip orange peel
1 sugar cube (or ½ teaspoon sugar)
2 or 3 dashes bitters
2 ounces rye or bourbon.

Steps:

  • Put the cherries, orange peel, sugar and bitters in an old-fashioned glass; crush the sugar and cherries with a muddler, spoon or anything else that will get the job done. Fill the glass with ice, add the whiskey and stir until the drink is cold, about a dozen times.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 176, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 0 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams

Tips:

  • Use fresh cherries: Fresh cherries will give your Old Fashioned the best flavor. If you can't find fresh cherries, you can use frozen or canned cherries, but be sure to thaw them before using.
  • Make a simple syrup: A simple syrup is a combination of sugar and water that is heated until the sugar dissolves. This will help to sweeten your Old Fashioned and make it more flavorful.
  • Use a good bourbon: The quality of your bourbon will make a big difference in the taste of your Old Fashioned. Choose a bourbon that is at least 80 proof and has a good flavor profile. Some good options include Maker's Mark, Knob Creek, and Bulleit.
  • Don't over-muddle the cherries: Muddling the cherries will release their flavor, but if you over-muddle them, you will make your Old Fashioned bitter. Be gentle and only muddle the cherries until they are slightly crushed.
  • Serve your Old Fashioned chilled: An Old Fashioned is best served chilled. You can chill your glass in the freezer for a few minutes before making the drink, or you can serve it over ice.

Conclusion:

The Cherry Old Fashioned is a classic cocktail that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. Whether you like your Old Fashioned sweet, sour, or somewhere in between, there is a recipe in this article that is sure to please you. So next time you are looking for a delicious and refreshing cocktail, give the Cherry Old Fashioned a try.

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