Cherry season is here for a good time, not a long time. Make the most of this bite-sized stone fruit – bake them into a cherry pie, a Cherry Ripe pavlova or any of our sweet variations on the Black Forest cake. They work well in savoury dishes too, imparting a sweet-sour counterpart to roast ham, turkey and pork. Perfect for festive feasts come Christmas time.

Olive-oil ice-cream, yoghurt mousse and black cherries

Amaretto and cherry-glazed ham with pistachio and herb crust

Strawberry, cherry and raspberry salad with raspberry sorbet

Roast pork rack with cherry-ginger relish

Stephanie Alexander’s turkey roll with sour cherry relish

Whiskey-glazed ham with preserved cherries

Roast duck with cherries and roast kipfler potatoes

Chocolate shortbread and truffle cakes with sour cherry jam

Chilled rice pudding with roasted cherries and pistachio

Watermelon and cherry salad with cheat’s cherry granita

Cherry napoleons with rosemary-scented crème fraîche

Chocolate cherry fudge and coconut ice-cream cake

Watermelon, cherry and rose salad with shortbread, yoghurt and cherry syrup

Sour cherry fritters with boozy mascarpone
