Tom’s Cheery Cherry Cherry Berry Pie Recipe

Linda Hundt, owner of the Sweetie-licious Pie Pantry in DeWitt, Michigan

Cherry Key Lime Muffins Recipe

This tart cherry muffin recipe comes courtesy of the Cherry Marketing Institute and Linda Hundt, Owner of the Sweetie Pie Pantry in Dewitt, Michigan and winner of the 2009 National Pie Championship, Best in Show for her Tom’s Cherry Cherry Berry Pie. According to Linda, “Tart cherries are the most versatile fruit to use, and […]

Tangy Cherry Tea Sorbet Recipe

This is a refreshing, light dessert. If you’re in the area, you can pick up pitted, frozen tart cherries at our fruitstands. We also ship frozen tart cherries during the colder months, usually beginning in November.

Northern Spy Apples – It’s what’s inside that counts!

“Spys for pies!” says Nan, the pie baking champion of Central Lake. She should know, as she has been cooking apple pies for the swiss steak dinners at the Methodist Church every third Saturday of the month for years and years. Up here, people know their pies and endurance and competence are synonymous when it […]

Honeycrisp Apple Pie with “Smoky” Ice Cream Recipe

Recipe Ingredients: Dough: 1 pound, plus 2 ounces all-purpose flour 8 ounces butter, cubed 2 ½ ounces pork fat 1 Tablespoon sugar Pinch of salt 1 egg Cold water Apples: 4 Honeycrisp apples ½ cup sugar ¼ cup cider Pinch of salt Pinch of black pepper ¼ cup caramel (recipe follows) 2 pinches of corn […]

Honeycrisp Apple Bread Recipe

2 cups sugar 1 cup canola oil 4 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/4 cup sour milk (add 1 teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice to fresh milk) 1 teaspoon soda 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 4 cups chopped Honeycrisp apples 1 cup chopped pecans (optional) Mix together all ingredients. Divide batter between 2 greased […]

2009 Best Apple Pie Winner: Caramel Apple Pie

Winning Recipe 2009 Michigan Apples Pie Contest: Caramel Apple Pie  Ingredients: Crust:1¼ cup all-purpose flour4 to 5 T. ice cold water1/3 cup shorteningPinch of salt and sugar Stir together flour and shortening. Work until crumbly. Add water and work together with pastry blender until dough forms.  Roll out and place in pie pan. Filling:7-8 Michigan […]

Apple Cheddar Turkey Panini Recipe

This quick sandwich can be made with a Panini press or George Foreman grill. Equally delicious if you choose to omit the turkey. Ingredients: 2 Michigan Apples*, thinly sliced 8 slices hearty whole wheat bread 2 tbsp. honey mustard 8 slices (approx. 8 oz.) 2% sharp cheddar cheese 8 thin slices deli roasted turkey Directions: […]

Pork Chops with Sage and Honeycrisp Apple Stuffing Recipe

In Susan Selasky’s Detroit Free Press article, she wrote, “Some people wouldn’t dream of cooking with Honeycrisp apples because they are best eaten out of hand. But for this recipe I wanted to capture those sweet Honeycrisp juices to add moisture and flavor to the stuffing and sweetness to the cream sauce.” The only thing […]