Cherry Addiction

For those of you who have been following my blog for a while you will have realised that i have become somewhat addicted to the cherry. Cherry sweets, cherry cakes, cherry drinks, cherry coloured tops… much like my friend Abby who’s always been a cherry addict. It seems when i’m coming up with sweet recipes nowadays that i just can’t help but not include the wonderful fruit. I love how they are sweet on biting but they have a sour-ish core on the pip, which i generally suck for far too long than is necessary.

My friend Abby had bought me some Morello cherry cordial which is absolutely delicious with ice and lots of sparkling water. It’s flavour is so sweet and distinctive that you don’t really need more than 2 teaspoons to really appreciate the drink and is a nice thing to have about if you’re trying to avoid too much sugar. After hearing that you could warm this cordial up for a hot drink, it got me thinking on how to incorporate this cordial into recipes (as i am now fully stocked, as you can imagine).

And what better way than to have it every morning? Or as a cheeky dessert..

Granola is stupidly easy to make, and although it may be slightly high in fat, in small quantities it’s nutritious as as a filling snack or breakfast addition. I’m a big fan of having this with Frozen Yoghurt.. sublime.