Recipes It's easy to enjoy the health benefits of cherries year round with great tasting recipes and usage ideas. Our recipe database offers a variety of nutritious options to help you include dried and frozen cherries and cherry juice in a variety of dishes for any occasion, any time of day. In addition to its unique flavor profile, research suggests that tart cherry juice could help ease the pain and inflammation associated with exercise and arthritis. According to research from Oregon Health & Science University presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference, people who drank tart cherry juice while training for a long distance run reported significantly less pain after exercise than those who didn’t. Be sure to check out our beverage recipes to reap the benefits - three from local Chicago mixologist, Charles Joly, from the Drawing Room! Featured Recipe Cherry Chocolate Recovery Drink Melt chocolate in saucepan over low heat or in the microwave for a few seconds. Add chocolate milk, tart cherry juice concentrate, yogurt, melted chocolate and maple syrup together and blend or mix well. Chill and serve.... More » |