🍒 Meet Brenda Thomas of Orchard View Cherries in The Dalles, Oregon!

A fourth-generation grower, Brenda has been surrounded by cherry orchards since the day she came home from the hospital. She loves the organized chaos of harvest, the energy of the community, and the teamwork that ...brings each season together.

For Brenda, the cherry business is really a people business.

Read her full story on our website! 🍒

Matcha girls 🤝 cherry season 🍒🍵✨

This Iced Vanilla Cherry Matcha Latte is giving coffee shop energy without leaving the house - earthy matcha, sweet cherries, creamy vanilla, and the prettiest layers you’ve ever seen.

Basically self care in a glass ❤️

...Save this recipe for your next summer drink obsession.

🍒 Cherry Vanilla Syrup:
🍒 6–7 whole cherries, pitted
🍒 ¼ cup cherry juice
🍬 ¼ cup organic cane sugar
💧 2 tbsp filtered water
🍦 2 tsp vanilla bean paste

🥛 For the Latte:
🥛 ¾ cup plant milk of choice
🍒 2 tsp cherry vanilla syrup
🍵 1.5 tsp matcha
💧 ¼ cup hot water
🧊 Ice

How to make it ✨
🍒 Simmer syrup ingredients together for 3–5 minutes until combined
🍵 Whisk matcha + hot water until smooth
🧊 Fill a glass with ice
🍒 Add cherry vanilla syrup
🥛 Pour in plant milk
🍵 Top with matcha
✨ Stir and enjoy

Refreshing, creamy, lightly sweet, and honestly way too pretty not to post 🍒

📸 Recipe by @theproducemoms

Cheers to cherry season. 🍒 This fresh Northwest Cherry Margarita is sweet, tart, icy and made for summer sipping. Save this one for happy hour, taco night or your next backyard get-together.

Ingredients:
🍒 1 cup Northwest Cherries, pitted and halved
🥃 1/4 cup tequila
...🍋 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
🍬 2 tbsp sugar
🍊 2 tbsp orange liqueur
🧊 2 cups crushed ice, divided
🍋 Lime juice, for the rim
🧂 Kosher salt, for the rim
🍒 2 Northwest Cherries with stems, for garnish

Instructions:
Add cherries, tequila, lime juice, sugar, orange liqueur and 1 cup of crushed or cubed ice to a container. Shake and serve on the rocks, or blend until slushy. Dip the rims of 12-ounce cocktail glasses in lime juice, then dip in kosher salt. Pour the cherry margarita mixture into each glass and garnish with a fresh cherry.

Sweet, salty, citrusy and cherry-packed. What more could you want in a summer cocktail? 🍒

📸 Recipe by @theproducemoms

Let’s hear your best guesses - how many Northwest cherries can typically be found in one pound of cherries? Click the quiz with your guess, then scroll down to see if you’re correct. 🍒🍒
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The answer is B, 65 ...cherries!

Cookie bar meets summer snack. 🍒🍫

These Cherry Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Bars are chewy, crunchy, chocolatey and packed with fresh Northwest cherry flavor. Think mini chocolate chips, chopped hazelnuts and juicy cherries baked into one easy dessert bar that’s perfect for picnics, ...BBQs, lunchbox treats or a sweet snack on the go.

Swipe through for the full recipe, then save this post so you can make them while cherry season is at its sweetest. 🍒

These cookies taste like the holidays and summer had a very delicious little crossover 🍒🍊✨

Save this recipe for your next baking day.

🍪 For The Cookies:
🧈 ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
🍬 ½ cup granulated sugar
🍬 ½ cup powdered sugar
🥚 1 ...egg
🍦 1 tsp vanilla extract
🍊 Zest of 1 orange
🌾 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
🥄 ½ tsp baking powder
🍒 ¼ cup dried cherries, chopped

🧁 For The Frosting:
🧈 ½ cup unsalted butter
🍬 4 cups powdered sugar
🥛 2 tbsp milk
🍦 1 tsp vanilla extract
🍊 Zest of 1 orange

How to make them ✨
🧈 Cream butter + sugars until fluffy
🍊 Mix in egg, vanilla, and orange zest
🌾 Add dry ingredients + dried cherries
❄️ Roll dough into logs and chill
🔪 Slice into cookies
🔥 Bake at 350° for 12–14 minutes
🧁 Frost once cooled

We love seeing Pacific Northwest businesses find creative ways to celebrate fresh Northwest cherries each season. 🍒🍒

From refreshing cocktails and delicious desserts to unique menu items and handcrafted treats, it’s inspiring to see the creativity our local cherry crop brings to ...communities across the region.

Here are just a few of the businesses we’ve seen showcasing fresh cherry creations this season. Thank you for celebrating Northwest Cherries with us! 🍒 (Please note that some seasonal menu items or recipes may no longer be available.)

And if you’re in the Portland area, don’t miss our Northwest Cherry Trail, featuring six local shops serving up delicious cherry-inspired specialties through the end of July.

@mariners, Seattle - Stone Fruit Parfait featuring Rainier cherries
@thevibecoffee, Yakima Valley - Cherry specialty drink
@rootedyakimavalley - Harvest Cocktails
@swedehill, Yakima - Cherry Shine Smash
@craftedyakima - Cherry Toast
@canyonrivergrill, Yakima River Canyon - Fresh cherry seasonal feature
@pfriembeer, Hood River, OR - Cherry Salad

Did/is your business featuring fresh Northwest Cherries this season? We’d love to recognize you! Share your cherry-inspired recipe, menu item, or creation with us. We love seeing all the creative ways Northwest cherries are enjoyed throughout the Pacific Northwest and around the world.

This Cherry Bomb is about to become your entire summer personality 🍒💣✨

Sweet cherries, vanilla, citrus, and a splash of fizz? Yeah… this one’s dangerously good whether you’re making it as a cocktail or mocktail

Save this recipe for your next summer happy hour ↓
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🍒 Cherry Bomb Recipe 🍒

🍒 ⅓ cup fresh Northwest cherries, pitted + sliced
🥃 1–1.5 oz bourbon (optional)
🍁 ½–1 tbsp pure maple syrup
🍦 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
🍋 1 tsp lemon juice
🧊 Ice cubes or crushed ice
🥤 Club soda

How to make it:
✨ Muddle cherries + maple syrup together
✨ Stir in vanilla, lemon juice, and bourbon if using
✨ Fill glass with ice
✨ Top with club soda
✨ Stir gently and enjoy

Fresh, fizzy, sweet, and basically summer in a glass ❤️🍒

📸 Recipe by @theproducemoms

Meet the people behind your favorite summer fruit 🍒❤️

For this edition of “Know Your Grower,” meet Teah Smith of Zirkle Fruit Company in Selah, Washington

Teah’s story with cherries started early — picking cherries in Wenatchee at just 12 years old. Today, she helps... monitor orchards throughout the growing season, making sure trees stay healthy, strong, pest-free, and ready to produce an incredible harvest ✨

And as every grower knows… all while hoping Mother Nature stays on your side

For Teah, one of the most rewarding moments of harvest is seeing bins filled with big, beautiful fresh-picked cherries — the result of months of teamwork, care, and dedication from countless people working together behind the scenes.