It’s time to start thinking about Northwest cherry season winding down and honestly we’re not emotionally prepared 🍒😭

BUT the good news? You can freeze cherries now and keep those sweet summer moments going long after the season ends. In fact, when frozen properly, cherries will ...last up to 12 months - just in time for the next season!

Here’s how:

🍒 Remove stems + pit cherries
💦 Rinse under cold water
🧻 Dry them really well
❄️ Freeze on a baking sheet for about 1 hour
🫙 Transfer to an airtight container or freezer bag
❄️ Freeze at least 12 hours until fully frozen

That quick baking sheet step keeps them from freezing into one giant cherry clump 🤝

Perfect for:
🥤 smoothies
🍦 frozen snacks
🥧 baking
🍒 late-night cherry cravings in the middle of winter

Bonus: freezing cherries helps preserve their flavor, nutrients, and peak-season sweetness ❤️

Future you is going to be VERY thankful you did this!

🍒 ANOTHER CHERRY SEASON GIVEAWAY! 🍒

Want to win a chance to enjoy fresh Northwest cherries before the season ends, and get some swag, too? Here’s your chance to win! 🍒

How to enter:
🍒 Follow @northwestcherries on Instagram
🍒 Like this post
🍒 Tag a ...friend who also loves Northwest cherries!

Multiple comments are allowed. Each tag counts as an additional entry.

Winner will be contacted via DM and announced in the comments of this post. We will never request additional registrations or request credit card information. All communications will come from this account ONLY (@northwestcherries). Be aware of potential spam accounts.

Giveaway ends July 31st, 2026 at 11:59 p.m PDT. Winner will be chosen at random. Must be 18+ and based in the U.S. to enter. No purchase necessary. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram.

Pitting facts against fiction this cherry season! 🍒

Did any of these surprise you?

🍒 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