🍒 Fresh Cherry Bread with Homemade Buttercream Cherry Frosting 🍒

This is your sign to bake with fresh Northwest cherries while they’re at their sweetest. This fluffy, moist cherry bread is made with Greek yogurt for the perfect tender texture, then topped with a naturally pink ...cherry buttercream frosting. No artificial food dye needed, just that gorgeous cherry color doing its thing.

Save this recipe for a sweet summer treat!

Ingredients for the cherry bread:
🍒 Fresh Northwest cherries, pitted and halved
🧈 Softened butter
🍚 Sugar
🌼 Vanilla extract
🥚 Eggs
🥣 Greek yogurt
🌾 Flour
🥄 Baking powder
🤎 Brown sugar

Ingredients for the cherry buttercream frosting:
🍒 Fresh cherry puree, reduced until jammy
🧈 Butter
🍚 Powdered sugar
🌼 Vanilla extract
🧂 Salt

How to make it:

Rinse, pit and halve your fresh cherries.
Beat softened butter and sugar until fluffy, then mix in vanilla, eggs and Greek yogurt.
In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
Fold two-thirds of the cherries into the batter, then transfer to a lined loaf pan.
Top with the remaining cherries and a sprinkle of brown sugar.
Bake at 350°F for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting:

Puree fresh cherries, then cook the puree over medium heat until reduced to a few tablespoons with a jammy texture.
Whip butter with half of the powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla and half of the cherry reduction, then mix.
Add the remaining powdered sugar, cherry reduction and salt.
Spread over the cooled cherry bread, slice and enjoy!

Getting these little beauties from orchard to bowl is no small thing. 🍒❤️

Every Northwest cherry is carefully handpicked by growers who know exactly when it’s ready - no shortcuts, no machines deciding what makes the cut.

Only the cherries that hit the sweet spot make it ...to your kitchen.

🍒 Peak ripeness
☀️ Perfect summer sweetness
✨ That juicy “just one more” energy

It’s months of hard work, early mornings, careful timing, and generations of growing expertise packed into every bite.

So the next time you grab a bowl of Northwest cherries, just know: a whole lot of care went into making cherry season this sweet ❤️

🍒 Meet Megan Thompson of Cascade Cherry Growers in The Dalles, Oregon!

Now celebrating her 27th harvest, Megan still loves the energy of the season, walking the orchards, and helping growers enjoy the rewards of a year’s hard work.

She even ships cherries to family across the... country because harvest season is too sweet not to share!

Meet Megan and read her full story on our website. 🍒

We're halfway through July - have you made your way through the Northwest Cherry Trail yet? 👀🍒

All month long, you can visit participating Portland locations, taste how each shop is showcasing Northwest cherries, and collect stamps along the way. Complete the trail for a small ...prize and a chance to win a grand prize!

Participating shops include:
🍒 @sugarpinedrivein
🍒 @katesicecream
🍒 @pinologelato
🍒 @icequeenpdx
🍒 @cornetcustard
🍒 @cloudcityicecream

Grab your postcard, follow the trail, and explore Portland through cherry-filled scoops, cones, cups, and frozen treats. Who’s ready to go cherry chasing? 🍒😋 #NWCherryTrail

🍒 National Cherry Day calls for a very cherry celebration! 🍒

Join Northwest Cherry Growers, @sugarpinedrivein, and @pfriembeer on Thursday, July 16, for A Very Cherry Pop-Up.

Stop by from 12 to 5 p.m. for:

🍒 Complimentary fresh Northwest cherries
🍪 ...Sugarpine’s limited-time cherry macadamia cookie
🥪 A grab-and-go cherry sandwich
🍹 A refreshing cherry margarita slushie
🍺 Exclusive tastings of pFriem’s Estate Kriek, a club-only cherry beer available to the public exclusively during the event

It’s the perfect way to celebrate the growers behind one of summer’s sweetest and most anticipated fruits while enjoying everything cherry season has to offer.

📅 Thursday, July 16
⏰ 12 to 5 p.m.
📍 Sugarpine Drive-In
1208 E. Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR

Fresh cherries are only here for a short time, so come celebrate National Cherry Day while the season is at its sweetest! 🍒

🍒 SUMMER CHERRY GIVEAWAY! 🍒

We’re doing it again! Wanna win some cherry swag AND a whole case of Northwest cherries?? Now is your chance! 🍒

How to enter:
🍒 Follow @northwestcherries on Instagram
🍒 Like this post
🍒 Tag a friend you’d share your ...cherry winnings with!
🍒 SHARE this post to your stories and tag us for an additional entry!

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 17th, 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.

Is there anything better than a summer picnic with your bestie with Northwest cherries on the table? 🍒

Bonus reason: they taste ridiculously good straight out of the fridge! 🍒

Raise your hand if you love starting your mornings with Northwest cherries. 🙋‍♀️

Summer is made for two iconic favorites: fresh Northwest Cherries and wild Alaska salmon. 🍒🐟

Bring them together with this delicious and impressive Grilled Alaska Pink Salmon Fillet with Cherry-Jalapeño-Cilantro Salsa. Sweet Northwest Cherries pair perfectly with wild Alaska pink ...salmon, fresh cilantro, jalapeño, and a squeeze of lime for a meal that's light, flavorful, and perfect for summer grilling.

Find the recipe in the link in our bio and give it a try this season!

Recipe courtesy of Chef Barton Seaver/@alaskaseafood Marketing Institute