Cherry Soup

Total Time
Prep: 10 min. Cook: 30 min.

Updated on Oct. 23, 2022

My grandmother had talked about her cherry soup recipe for years, so when I received some of our state's famous Door County cherries, I just had to try it. My family liked it so well that I froze several quarts so we could enjoy it all winter! —Sue Bronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Test Kitchen Approved

Ingredients

  • soup:
    • 4 cups fresh, frozen or canned red tart pitted cherries
    • 2 cups water
    • 1/4 to 1-1/4 cups sugar
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • dumplings:
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • Dash salt
    • 1 cup milk

Directions

  1. In large saucepan, place the cherries, water, sugar and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Cook for 15 minutes or until cherries until tender. Adjust sugar, if necessary, depending on tartness of cherries.
  2. For dumplings, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir in milk. Drop by teaspoonfuls into boiling soup. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until dumplings are fluffy. Serve immediately.
Loading Popular in the Community
Loading Reviews